The book’s Stubborn Archivist is a young woman born into a mix of cultures and trying to work out her identity. I loved the beautifully written prose and jumping between time periods and perspectives of characters, in new and unfamiliar surroundings, kept the pace moving swiftly along. An enjoyable and insightful read.
She didn’t tell anyone this but walking home from the N155 bus stop, on a night when she had actually been out drunk a couple of drinks, walking home from the bus stop as she crossed the high street she heard a voice call her name.
She heard the
syl
la
bles
Felt her whole body thrill unthrill
She heard the
syl
la
bles
She kept walking, her back to the nighttime name sound.
(Of course it wasn’t him
she’d know the voice)
She kept walking
It was dark and
this was a new coat these shoes were new boot shoes; she wore no evidence of herself as he had known her on her body
