The Cedars

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Author: Valerie Byron ISBN: 9783730930106
Publisher: BookRix Publication: January 29, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Valerie Byron
ISBN: 9783730930106
Publisher: BookRix
Publication: January 29, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

Authorstand Story of the Week: The Cedars is an eloquent tale of a darkness that haunts the propriety of a quiet Victorian-era village. Author Valerie Byron captures the manners of the early 20th century while hinting at a deeper current of unrest beneath the veneer of proper society. Told through the musings of a hometown lawyer, the story is revealed in journal-like notes of what the lawyer can recall of his afflicted client. We meet the solicitor, Victor Slater, in the countryside on a bright day "borrowed from the coming summer," but the reader is suddenly thrown into a mental hospital, where even the sunlight has been locked out and the chairs and tables locked down. Through the restless writings of Slater, Byron strikes a pleasing balance between the innocence and goodness of the lawyer and his town and the foreboding of a sinister presence. The proper British tone and formality is maintained throughout the story and thoroughly transports the reader to a time of tweed and horseback, letters and secrets. We're led through the minds of the town doctor, lawyer and landowner all the while gathering pieces of the puzzle that forms this intriguing plot, though whether it's gossip or fact is unclear. The consistency and strength of Byron's style draw the reader on to each chapter, in what could otherwise have been rather ordinary settings and characters. Some writers rely on shock value to hold interest, but it's the delicacy of Byron's details that will keep readers returning to her more complex stories.

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Authorstand Story of the Week: The Cedars is an eloquent tale of a darkness that haunts the propriety of a quiet Victorian-era village. Author Valerie Byron captures the manners of the early 20th century while hinting at a deeper current of unrest beneath the veneer of proper society. Told through the musings of a hometown lawyer, the story is revealed in journal-like notes of what the lawyer can recall of his afflicted client. We meet the solicitor, Victor Slater, in the countryside on a bright day "borrowed from the coming summer," but the reader is suddenly thrown into a mental hospital, where even the sunlight has been locked out and the chairs and tables locked down. Through the restless writings of Slater, Byron strikes a pleasing balance between the innocence and goodness of the lawyer and his town and the foreboding of a sinister presence. The proper British tone and formality is maintained throughout the story and thoroughly transports the reader to a time of tweed and horseback, letters and secrets. We're led through the minds of the town doctor, lawyer and landowner all the while gathering pieces of the puzzle that forms this intriguing plot, though whether it's gossip or fact is unclear. The consistency and strength of Byron's style draw the reader on to each chapter, in what could otherwise have been rather ordinary settings and characters. Some writers rely on shock value to hold interest, but it's the delicacy of Byron's details that will keep readers returning to her more complex stories.

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