Three decades later, Rose Simmons is trying to uncover the story of her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby. Having learned that the last person to see her was a now reclusive novelist, Rose finds herself at the door of Constance Holden's house in search of a confession . . . Three decades later, Rose Simmons is seeking answers about her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby. Having learned that the last person to see her was Constance Holden, a reclusive novelist who withdrew from public life at the peak of her fame, Rose is drawn to the door of Connie's imposing house in search of a confession . . . Initially I was totally engaged in the story, especially the developing story between Elise and Constance in the 1980s, I was fascinated and truth be told, I wanted more of their story above all else. I appreciated the themes laced throughout and the mirroring plotline of unexpected pregnancy and the dilemmas this may lead to. This certainly raised thoughts and debate in my own head surrounding the rights and wrongs of people's decisions and choices. Bilo je teško stalno biti ista osoba. Zamisli da možeš pronaći svoje bolje “ja”, prepuno obzira i dobrote, vlastito srce kako se preko noći transformiralo samim time što leži pokraj njihova! Zamisli da možeš predati vodstvo, ali tako da još uvijek imaš osjećaj da ste rame uz rame! Da to može biti tako lako!” Druga vremenska linija koju upoznajemo prati Elise, Rosinu majku i to u periodu prije Rosinog rođenja. Elise je mlada dvadeset-i-nešto-godišnjakinja koja upoznaje čarobnu i malo stariju Connie, spisateljicu na pragu velike slave. Njih dvije se odmah zaljubljuju i Elise je prati onkraj svijeta, u Los Angeles, gdje upada u vrtlog novih doživljaja, propitkivanja i gdje veza Connie i Elise pada u značajne kušnje.

A desolate novel that intimately explores the ills of fate, decisions, love, friendship, family, ambition and time, The Confession is another beguiling novel from literary sensation Jessie Burton. I devoured this book in one day and felt like I could have carried on reading about these wonderful characters.Naime, mi nismo iste žene u dvadesetima, u tridesetima, u sedamdesetima… Burton je upravo ovaj aspekt naših karaktera uzela kao spisateljski eksperiment u knjizi "Ispovijest", i mene je time zaista oduševila. Posljedično, Elise je najmlađa od naših likova, ne bez čarolije, mlada žena koja uživa u svim konveksnostima i konkavnostima prve ljubavi, ali bez karakterne dubine koju ipak steknemo s desetljećima.

A moving and touching story of loss, separation, abandonment, and not belonging as three women come to terms with their past and present as they learn to live for the future. It will take honesty, acceptance and courage to face the painful truths and revelations kept secret for decades. In the present day, Rose comes face to face with the woman central to her mothers life and the person seemingly responsible for Rose growing up without a mother. The question is - will history repeat itself? While The Muse was a novel about the creative drive of painters, The Confession is a meditation on fiction and the compulsion to invent alternative realities. Not only does Constance spend much time theorising on the mechanics of her craft, her helpmeet “Laura Brown” is also an act of pure self-invention. From the outset the reader is made aware that “Laura” is really Rose Simmons, the baby abandoned by Elise, who has worked her way into Constance’s confidence in the hope of extracting information from the last person to have seen her mother alive. Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love and betrayal. Overall I just wasn't keen on the way they would dramatise themselves and everything they did or felt.

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Kellaway, Kate (26 June 2016). "Jessie Burton: 'Success can be as fracturing to your self as failure' ". The Observer . Retrieved 26 December 2017. I’m not sure how I found out about this author, but I’m so glad that I did. A beautiful and powerful story one in which I found I could not bare to put down. A truly moving tale of friendship, secrets, motherhood and so much more.

Interestingly, this is the second book in a row I’ve read in which a character goes ‘undercover’ for not-necessarily-nefarious-reasons!) In spite of its promising start (I did enjoy the first few cheap tees), and its beautiful front cover (isn’t it lovely?), The Confession was a rather frustrating book. Between its dichotomous arguments, its poorly developed characters, its uneven tone, and its propensity for melodrama it just didn’t work for me. Constance is a successful author, and the reader is given an insight into her career during the 1980s and her life as a reclusive writer in the present day. Rose devises a ruse to meet Constance and drill her for answers about her mother.Three decades later, Rose Simmons is seeking answers about her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby. Having learned that the last person to see her was Constance Holden, a reclusive novelist who withdrew from public life at the peak of her fame, Rose is drawn to the door of Connie's imposing house in search of a confession ... Change the plan you will roll onto at any time during your trial by visiting the “Settings & Account” section. What happens at the end of my trial? The things I didn’t: the characters are not likeable at all and the bad choices they made really triggered me because Burton is THAT GOOD with creating characters, but also, I wasn’t rooting for any of them. Elise was boring, apart from her ‘good looks’, Connie was arrogant and soulless and Rose was the most aimless 30-something I’ve read in a long time - and not in a good way. I just didn’t care. This book has everything, really. It's about love, parenthood, friendship, art, freedom; it's entertaining, it asks big questions, it offers tension, mystery, pathos, and touches of comedy (again, 'Joerritos'). 1980s LA and late-2010s London are different enough that switching between them keeps the narrative fresh. Rose's journey is a joy (without being cloying), and I was both surprised and delighted by the conclusion of her story. I really didn't expect it to go in that direction, and I was so happy it did. blogtour Adventure Ancient Egypt Art History Australia Book Blogger Bookliterati Book Recommendation Book review Christmas Contemporary Fiction Crime Del Rey Doubleday Emmeline Kirby and Gregory Longdon Mystery Fantasy Festive Reads Florence Folklore Harper Collins Historical Fiction History Independently Published Italy Karen Swan Literary Fiction Magic Mantle Books Melville House Murder Mystery Myth Orenda Books Pan Macmillan Penguin Random House Psychological thriller Romance Secrets Simon and Schuster Supernatural Suspense thriller Venice Women's Fiction Zaffre Books Book title Search for: Search Search Recent Comments