The Elysium Testament

Irish Fiction (65 items)
list by felimc

Highly recommended, November 27, 1999
Reviewer: Emer Martin, from New York
The Elysium testament is a great book. Instantly compelling and disturbing. It is the story of Nina; a difficult highly complex middle aged woman whose life is disturbed by the birth of a son, Roland. Nina is such a fascinating refreshing character that she defies all cliches. Her childhood was fraught by the... read more

This wonderful book is full of insights, particularly those of women who are boxed in for a time in their own family world, and as Nina breaks out into the bigger world, discovers her own powers and saving graces, as well as grief and transfiguration.
I heartily recommend this book: could not put it down until I finished it and was left wanting more, more, more. Adrianne Marcus