Bernie Moon has given her life to other people: her husband, her son, her friends (who are these days, mostly online). At nineteen she was full of dreams and ambitions; now almost fifty, and going through the menopause, she's fading, fast. Heartbroken and hormonal, she often feels like she's losing her mind.
But when a young woman is murdered in a local park, it sparks a series of childhood memories in Bernie and with them, a talent that has lain dormant most of her adult life.
She promised herself she'd never think of it again. When she was a teenager, it almost destroyed her. But now she's older, could it be the power she's been missing?
Could it be the chance to, finally, make them look?***
The first seven years of my life are blank.- 1: FROM THE LIVEJOURNAL OF BERNADETTE INGRAM (MARKED AS EXHIBIT B1 1): MARCH 26TH, 2022
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(Orion, 11 May 2023, e-book, 423 pages, bought from AmazonKindle)
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I'm a huge fan of the author and couldn't wait to read Broken Light which, judging by the blurb sounded very different from her other work. I was riveted from page one. Bernie is a great character. I sympathised with her a lot. Her gift was unpredictable when she was a teenager and the chapters set during those times were incredibly sad. As an adult she should have more control over her powers but finds herself falling into the same traps she did as a teenager, letting someone into her secret when she should know better and being tempted to use her gift to get revenge. I liked the way the book is structured, moving between past and present until all the story thread's connect. This is a compelling read.