Diving Into Light

by Natasha Farrant

Every summer throughout her childhood, Florence would return to her family home on the west coast of France, where she would be joined by her exotic, hopelessly glamorous cousins and life as she knew it would begin under the benevolent eye of her grandmother Mimi.It was a heady existence of illicit drinking, stolen kisses and the bittersweet pains of first love. But now Florence is living completely alone with her new baby.Haunted by nightmares, she cannot open the letters from her grandmother accumulating on her mantelpiece.What devastating truth do these letters hold?Why has Florence turned her back on her past? And will she and Mimi ever be able to escape the guilt that is tearing them apart and has shaken their family to its very core?

388 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Natasha Farrant grew up in the heart of London's French community, and currently combines writing with her career as a Literary Scout. She is the author of two successful novels for adults, Diving Into Light and Some Other Eden, both published by Transworld. She lives in West London with her husband, two daughters and a large tortoiseshell cat.

Reviews

[El · Rating 2 out of 5]

Apart from the 12 year old Florence talking like a mature woman it was an interesting enough read with a plot to hold the attention most of the time. There were way too many characters to remember but they weren't essential to the action so it wasn't a major flaw. This filled a gap but I won't be seeking out any more of this author's work.

[Robyn Drummond · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a really great book. It starts off slow and you have to read a lot of it to get into it but the end result is an awesome book. I recomend it.

[Emily Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Theres something I love about this book that I'm not quite sure of as it's not in my usual genre. It might be a pleasant association from the time when I first read it perhaps, coupled with my complete inability to remember 75% of the plot a few years after the previous read through. Many many reads later, I still love it as much.

[Joanne Phillips O'Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really enjoyable after a slow start. I lived in nyc, now uk and visit this area in France so that was a big pull. A little weird, she had feelings for her first cousins....lots of issues not addressed in the end.

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wasn't an amazing read. I only forced myself to read it due to the references to Il de re.....

[Salma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall a good story. However, it started off very slow and some parts don't totally make sense if you think about it.