The Red Oak: 3 (Searight Saga)

The past is always with us; its just that sometimes we dont see it. Summer 2004. Tom Searight cant relate to his 14-year-old daughter Charlotte or his cantankerous old father Robert. But his life really disintegrates when he discovers his wife of 15 years Julie is having an affair with Charlottes favourite teacher. A chance letter from France takes Tom on a journey to learn about the life of his great uncle Guy Searight a veteran of the First World War. But as Tom learns more about his familys tragic past and his own fathers turbulent childhood his future becomes increasingly uncertain. Can Tom learn from the lessons of the past to save his marriage and his family? The handling of the situation from seven different viewpoints is extraordinary! Absolutely brilliant! I wonder at Colleys talent with words! The links to family the events and their consequences on individuals the resultant effects on their behavior and the impact on four generations was masterfully done. The characterizations are wonderful. This is a great book. It is strong sensitive well-written and I love it! It spoke to me on many levels. Rupert Colley is such a clever writer who grabs the readers attention in the first couple of pages. Have just read The Red Oak and hardly took a breath. I thoroughly enjoyed every page. You can tell a good author by the way the opening of the book grips you wants to make you read on and this story really does all that. Colley made the family so real it was almost as if we were there with them. A wonderful book. Historical fiction with heart and drama.