5/21/2023 0 Comments A place called winter review![]() I didn’t quite like the rather spoilt Domina Tey, yet I was intrigued what happened to her. ![]() I wonder if he’d be satisfied with that now.Įarly in his novel writing career, Gale nails the characterisation. There are a number of coincidences that happen that need to get the plot moving on. The writing reflects his apprenticeship, which is more clunky (you notice it getting in the way at times, a bit overwritten), and also the plot devices. Gale is a superb observer of people, right up at the top, and in Ease, this is no different. I enjoyed Ease hugely, but what I also appreciated is his development as a writer. Last year I read A Place Called Winter (and am eagerly awaiting the next), and loved it (reviewed here). She rents a bedsit in a Bayswater, and the story evolves around the characters she meets.Įase was written in 1985, Gales second novel. In search of a more gritty, anonymous existence. ![]() She leaves her husband, temporarily, for an escape in London. She’s living in the grey zone, stagnating in her life and creativity. According to the publisher’s information, Ease is “a novel about downsizing from a life of ease and upgrading to one of sleaze.” It is an attention grabbing description, but doesn’t do the story justice, and oversimplifies my experience of it.Įase tells the story of Domina Tey, a successful playwright, living in abundance in Bristol (Clifton to be precise), but she isn’t happy. ![]()
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