The Single Feather, by Ruth F Hunt
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Rachel had to escape from where she was living, and that was hard enough, but now the 31 year old, paraplegic has to regain her independence and feel accepted in her new town. The problem is to do that, she feels she has to hide how and why she got injured and her recent experiences with the 'guards'. She joins an art group, unaware her fellow members also have secrets. As tension rises and the group splits into factions, with the ever-present possibility of being returned to her former life, Rachel realises to move on means confronting her past. Rachel flees her past to build a new life for herself. But living a lie isn't easy. She struggles with a guilty conscience and the fear of being exposed. Eventually, she has to decide: tell the truth and risk all, or say nothing and betray everything she has ever believed in. A stunning debut novel written with intelligence and clarity. Rachel's efforts to belong exposes our prejudices against those more vulnerable in society while shining a light on the power of friendship and the importance of being part of a community. Marianne Wheelaghan, bestselling author of The Blue Suitcase and Food of Ghosts --Third party author review An intense, bittersweet story for anyone who's ever doubted themselves. Louisa Dang, author of The Rain Catcher, winner of Duke University Writers Workshop Fiction Prize --Third party author review
The Single Feather, by Ruth F Hunt - Amazon Sales Rank: #1684419 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-02-13
- Released on: 2015-02-13
- Format: Kindle eBook
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A beautiful, courageous story written with skill, compassion and an emotional intensity which will keep you turning pages. By Kendra ’I just think sometimes people have no right to judge.’‘All I’m saying is there are some who’re genuine and some who aren’t. An assessment will weed out the ones who are making stuff up. Come on; don’t get moody with me just because I spoke my mind.’ She stopped walking and had one hand on her hip.(page 111 of The Single Feather)The struggle for acceptance, understanding and friendship is at the heart of this tender, moving debut novel by R.F. Hunt. Rachel, a young, paraplegic woman haunted by a past she’d rather forget, moves to a new flat in the fictional town of Carthom. In her search for friendship she joins a local art group. However, each of the members of this group have their own secrets they’d rather not share. But in the face of government cuts and increasing prejudice against society’s most vulnerable, will they come together or be thrown apart?A beautiful, courageous story written with skill, compassion and an emotional intensity which will keep you turning pages. Her characters stay with you long after you’ve finished reading as do the larger questions they raise about who we’ve become, and where society is heading.A must read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Uplifting, inspiring, and honest By Louisa J. Dang The Single Feather tells the story of Rachel, a woman disabled at an early age who must start her life over again after she escapes a terrible situation. The novel starts with a bang as Rachel, with the help of her mother, manages to sneak past the "carers" (they are referred to as "guards" throughout the novel, and you soon find out why) and escape to a new town and home of her own. It's a nail-biting scene, and the anxiety follows Rachel (and the readers) as she struggles to make friends and feel accepted in the art group she joins. I was appalled at the ignorant, rude comments toward Rachel, just because she uses a wheelchair; it was a real eye opener! But there's also a great tenderness to the story, as you learn about all the characters and what they've had to struggle through - disabilities, mental illness, family strife... In the end, I really cared about the group of friends, and it was quite emotional to say goodbye to them! Well written and a great read!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Flawed, but powerful and humane By Mike Robbins I struggled with this book at first and nearly put it aside. I am glad I didn’t. At first I was underwhelmed, but halfway through the book I was suddenly gripped by it. This is an unusual and humane story.Told in the first person, Ruth F. Hunt’s novel The Single Feather is set in the north of England. It begins with a young disabled woman, Rachel, escaping from a bungalow, being picked up by her mother outside and driven away as quickly as possible. Why was she being kept in the bungalow? Who were the people in it that she refers to as her guards? None of this is answered, at least for now; instead, we see Rachel beginning a new life, settled by her mother into a house that has been adapted for the disabled. From then on, the story revolves around Rachel’s efforts to make her life anew, mainly through an art group she joins in a local community centre.It is the diversity of the people in that group, and their reactions to each other, that are the core of this book. Key to this is how they react to Rachel’s disability and that of two other people in the group who are also disabled. At the same time, we see that the rest of the group, as individuals, all have issues and challenges of their own that are not as obvious, but are also real. In particular, one of the least sympathetic turns out to have deep sadnesses in her own life that she can’t express.The Single Feather has some challenges for the reader. Hunt begins with Rachel’s dramatic rescue from the bungalow, but we are not told until much later why she was held there, or why she was disabled. There are reasons for this, but it is irritating, and in general the pace of the book’s first half is too slow. At times there is too much detail. But then the art group start to plan a show; and that show, and its aftermath, starts to bring the characters to life. The show is followed by a bitter argument between the members over one of their number who is disabled and unwell, and the rights and wrongs of his dependence on benefits. This is so well done, and felt so true to life, that at one point I wanted to leave work early to get back to the book. In its final chapters, The Single Feather delivers a powerful message about perceptions of disability and mental health.That would in itself be an achievement, but this book does more than that. In recent years many in Britain have felt that the poor, and those who claim benefits of any kind, are being demonised. One of the most powerful things about Hunt’s book, though she doesn’t major on it, is that it asks why. The people in the art group who attack others for being on benefits are not themselves wealthy or privileged. A food bank opens in the town and the locals express disapproval, saying that if people can queue up for food, then they’re capable of getting jobs. At one point, Rachel’s friend Kate asks whether these divisions are an accident; do those in power want to stir up such hatred, she asks? It’s a good question. All over the Western world the less fortunate are being encouraged to blame their ills on those who are even less, rather than more, fortunate than they are. Why? Whose interest is served by these divisions? As a lawyer would put it, cui bono – who benefits?We do, in the end, find out who Rachel’s captors in the bungalow were, and why she was disabled in the first place. Both are important, and we should have been told earlier. There are also places where this book could have been better-paced and more tightly edited. In the end, though, it doesn’t matter. Ruth F. Hunt’s book packs a serious punch in several areas; not least the way we treat those who are different, and the way our sympathies are manipulated. It also addresses, not only intolerance, but our perceptions of those we perceive as intolerant. Despite its flaws, I can’t give The Single Feather less than five stars.
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