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• 民間伝承と家族劇を結びつける濃密さが評価されている。短い中編ながら、土地の暗さと子どもの孤独が強く残る。

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• Priya Sharma's collection of short stories All The Fabulous Beasts was one of my top 5 books of 2018 (if not THE best) so to say I was excited about Ormeshadow is an understatement. I was not disappointed. This is a beautifully crafted story, full of emotion. A family farm built on secrets and lies. A fable passed down through generations. A mythical treasure trove. This is a truly great book, like a combination of Thomas Hardy and Neil Gaiman.

• What I really loved about this novella was the way Priya Sharma walks that fine line of not quite ever telling the reader whether the fantasy elements are real or all in the main character's mind. Was the Orme really a dragon once upon a time? Are the events at the end of the book natural or super-natural? It's up to the reader to decide. There's wonderfully strong character work throughout, and a real sharp commentary on the roles available to women in the time period the novel is set in. Highly recommended.

• A slim book which I felt was too short sometimes and skipped sections where I would have liked more, but a lot was said with the words that were chosen and one did get a sense of complex characters with real lives. There were some excellent passages that conveyed the mood very well. I waas left with more questions than answers but perhaps that was the point.

• REVIEWED: Ormeshadow WRITTEN BY: Priya Sharma PUBLISHED: October, 2019 Elegantly-written novella of a young boy’s coming-of-age in the farmland of Ormeshadow, in which a boy deals with cruel family issues while dreaming in the shadow of a folk legend of a dragon sleeping underground. The book is a ”slow burn,” cautiously exploring the introspections and experiences of Gideon Belman. It’s also rather despairing, as he undergoes morose tragedy after morose tragedy… but it’s also very thoughtful, Gothic in its lonely village-like atmosphere. It’s a very literary tale, with no speculative elements aside from the recalling of myth and the dreams, until the ending of the story—and the ending is magnificent. Wraps up nicely, the long, circuitous journey to get there. Four out of Five stars

• I can easily understand why this book has received the great reviews it has. Sharma effortlessly paints a story that is so haunting, yet so vivid. No words are wasted, a lessor Author would of fluffed it out but Sharma hits every note on point. Families are complicated, even more so on Ormeshadow farm. Characters are real and the mood is cast like a thick fog from the first sentence. Treat yourself.

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