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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0297865080</amazonuk>|amazonus=<amazonus>0297865080</amazonus>|website=|video=|summary=Mary Margaret decides to give the figure of Jesus on the church's crucifix a bit of a clean. What she witnesses next has far -reaching effects, ensuring that life is never the same again... and not only for her.|cover=0297865080|aznuk=0297865080|aznus=0297865080

This is one of those multi-level novels. On the surface it's a wonderful collection of stories. Each character has ''Longlisted for the church in common, but also has an individual story line making an absorbing tale in itself. However, [[Orange Prize for those who wish to delve deeper, Francesca Kay raises interesting questions about the nature of love, faith, and isolation. For instance, the reader canFiction 2012]]'t help comparing the Armitages' marriage, still brimming with love and companionship, with that of Stella and the awful Rufus. (Apologies for appearing partisan, but he's horrible!)

Stella remains loyal out ''The Translation of duty but the Bones'' revolves around four women, all her love is spent on her son, away at boarding school, who is as understanding connected with the Church of the situation as any typical 10 year oldSacred Heart, i.eBattersea. Mary Margaret, not at allthe sharpest knife in the box, lives between two poles. In fact Stella is as isolated When she isn't in church, she's caring for her marriage as flat-bound, morbidly obese mother, Fidelma is . Alice Armitage, happily married to Larry, counts the days until their son will be home from a tour of duty in her council flatAfghanistan. The fourth woman, Stella, unable lives in a loveless marriage to leave MP Rufus and dreaming of a past when spends her time wishing the days away till she had youth and freedomcan collect her 10-year-old son from boarding school. The scenes of internal exploration are, on Father Diamond ministers to these women and the whole, excellentchurch community in general, but it's not all whilst worrying about the deep psychehis own adequacy and faith. There However, their problems thus far are some smiles nothing compared to be had too, for instance, Mary Margaret's thought processes when trying the devastation to decide which cleaning products to buy for Jesus made me chucklecome.

I found it refreshing that any questions or dissection in which the author partakes isn't spiteful or cruel. This is no scathing deconstructionone of those multi-level novels. In fact this is an eloquent novel of unusual graceOn the surface, as is fitting it's a wonderful collection of someone who stories. Each character has the church in common but also has appeared on prior Orange Prize listingsan individual storyline making an absorbing tale in itself. (However, for those who wish to delve deeper, Francesca Kay's first bookraises interesting questions about the nature of love, faith, ''An Equal Stillness'' was short-listed in 2009and isolation.) Despite some cutting observations and scenesFor instance, she hasnthe reader can't created a single unsympathetic character (apart from Rufushelp comparing the Armitages' marriage, of course). Neither should anything in this novel offend anyone of faith. Ms Kay understands still brimming with love and empathises companionship, with those who populate her world, ensuring that of Stella and the reader does tooawful Rufus. (Apologies for appearing partisan, but he's horrible!)

It's not just the characterisation and themes that are Stella remains loyal out of worth a mentionduty but all her love is spent on her son, away at boarding school, but also who is as understanding of the insituation as any typical 10-year-built mounting expectationold, i.e. not at all. Francesca Kay pulls off In fact, Stella is as isolated in her marriage as Fidelma is in her council flat, unable to leave and dreaming of a very neat trickpast when she had youth and freedom. Part way through The scenes of internal exploration are, on the book whole, excellent, but it's not all about the reader realises that something big is going to happendeep psyche. There isn't a clue as are some smiles to what it will behad too, just the realisation that something will occur. I wonfor instance, Mary Margaret't recount the snippets that create the signposts as this is, again, one of those novels in s thought processes when trying to decide which the joy and grip are in the discovery, but the destination is well worth the journeycleaning products to buy for Jesus made me chuckle.

My only gripe (and I found it is a minor one) is refreshing that, although any questions or dissection in which the charactersauthor partakes isn' scenes t spiteful or cruel. This is no scathing deconstruction. In fact, this is an eloquent novel of self-revelation and internal dialogues work very wellunusual grace, there as is one after... the event, shall we say... that seems a little over long and loses its wayfitting of someone who has appeared on prior Orange Prize listings. I'm quite prepared to be told that it(Francesca Kay's only me who feels thisfirst book, though ''An Equal Stillness'' was short-listed in 2009.) Despite some cutting observations and itscenes, she hasn's no reason to avoid the book as it's only t created a tiny piece single unsympathetic character (apart from Rufus, of a larger, wonderful wholecourse). Indeed, I would definitely encourage you to add Neither should anything in this book to your reading listnovel offend anyone of faith. ''The Translation of the Bones'' draws attention to the Ms Kay understands and empathises with those who populate her world that surrounds us on a daily basis in a way we may not have thought or been challenged to look at it before, and I shan't complain about ensuring thatthe reader does too.

It's not just the characterisation and themes that are of worth a mention, but also the in-built mounting expectation. Francesca Kay pulls off a very neat trick. Partway through the book, the reader realises that something big is going to happen. There isn't a clue as to what it will be, just the realisation that something will occur. I won't recount the snippets that create the signposts as this is, again, one of those novels in which the joy and grip are in the discovery, but the destination is well worth the journey. My only gripe (and it is a minor one) is that, although the characters' scenes of self-revelation and internal dialogues work very well, there is one after... the event, shall we say... that seems a little overlong and loses its way. I'm quite prepared to be told that it's only me who feels this, though and it's no reason to avoid the book as it's only a tiny piece of a larger, wonderful whole. Indeed, I would definitely encourage you to add this book to your reading list. ''The Translation of the Bones'' draws attention to the world that surrounds us on a daily basis in a way we may not have thought or been challenged to look at it before, and I shan't complain about that. If you've enjoyed this and would like to read another book that looks at the world from an interesting viewpoint, try [[Amelia and the Virgin by Nicky Harlow]]. You might also enjoy [[The Unround Circle by Pete Bellotte]], although we had our reservations. {{amazontext|amazon=0297865080}}{{amazonUStext|amazon=0297865080}}