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Mango walk
In 1940, Sam McLeod returned to England after surviving six months on the Atlantic run. As he reached the street where his wife and young daughter lived, a terrifying air-raid began. Tragically, in the aftermath, Sam found his daughter's dead body in the rubble. He then unearthed a dying woman, who begged him to search for her young daughter. Finding the child, Sam took her to his caravan and decided to bring her up as his own. But as the little girl grew into womanhood, the love they felt for each other turned into desire...
342 pages, Hardcover
First published January 22, 1981
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October 3, 2011
This was an interesting read for me! I read her debut Gallows Wedding years ago, and it's still one of my all time faves! Mango Walk is a very different story, but still follows the same theme of tragic romance, so also very similar!
In Mango Walk, Sam's daughter is killed in the blitz, and whilst sat in the wreckage mourning her, he finds a neighbour dead, and her small daughter (the same age as his own) left alone, so he takes her in and raises her as his own, until the day comes when people discover he's not her daughter, attempt to seperate them, but only succeed in fanning the flames of what they fear, as Honey and Sam realise in their seperation that they are in love and cannot bear to be apart.
The story follows them from Honey as a small child, right through to her 20's, and as seems to be Martin's style, a tragic ending.
Heart breaking, but lovely at the same time, a great read.
In Mango Walk, Sam's daughter is killed in the blitz, and whilst sat in the wreckage mourning her, he finds a neighbour dead, and her small daughter (the same age as his own) left alone, so he takes her in and raises her as his own, until the day comes when people discover he's not her daughter, attempt to seperate them, but only succeed in fanning the flames of what they fear, as Honey and Sam realise in their seperation that they are in love and cannot bear to be apart.
The story follows them from Honey as a small child, right through to her 20's, and as seems to be Martin's style, a tragic ending.
Heart breaking, but lovely at the same time, a great read.
October 26, 2017
I read this in the 1980's but I've nver forgotten it and I remember sobbing at the end.
August 17, 2018
I read this on holiday so got far less sightseeing done than I planned! I've no intention of spoiling any of the story but suffice to say it is brilliant. Beautifully written, sensitive, compelling and storytelling at its very best. You'll become completely invested in the two main characters and won't see any of it coming, it's fabulous!
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