![]() ![]() French created haunting, damaged characters who have been hit hard by some cataclysm. In three earlier books ( “In the Woods,” “The Likeness” and the best of the bunch, “Faithful Place”) Ms. The place was called Broken Harbor before somebody decided Brianstown sounded better.Īccording to Scorcher Kennedy, the novel’s hard-charging main character, “Broken” is derived from “breacadh,” the Gaelic word for dawn. Everything about it is dishonest, even the name. Brianstown is actually a half-built ghost town that bears scant resemblance to its idealized version in sales brochures - a grim monument to an Irish housing boom gone bust. ![]() This community, called Brianstown, is at the heart of Tana French’s devious, deeply felt psychological chiller “Broken Harbor.” The place is nothing but a pipe dream. How could neighbors overhear them through such solid walls? Husbands and wives talk in privacy, because these houses are well built. Children play in the glow of streetlights. In the evenings the aroma of home cooking fills the air. What a pretty picture: an Irish seaside community of 250 new houses built for lucky, happy families. ![]()
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