It feels like it could be a completely true story. It’s an unlikely story, but it rings true because of the detail, the characters, the mistakes. Jan Page has created a story that I can imagine a grandparent telling me. It doesn’t have a particularly exciting plot, but what it does have is absolute believability. Those who act suspiciously or badly usually have motivations behind this and the complex relationships are much more like real life than the linear relationships usually found in books. All three of the main characters act stupidly at times, yet it’s possible to sympathise with all of them even when they come to odds with each other. I don’t think I’m making much sense here, so I’ll just say that Jan Page hasn’t just captured the voice of the past, but also created a story that has a quality of the past in itself.Įvery character is deeper than is apparent at first glance. It’s quite straightforward but the jumping around in time makes the story seem more thorough. Jan Page has perfectly captured the differences between generations and you can feel the depth of the story.įrom about halfway through I’d guessed at the plot but that didn’t really detract from its meaning. The book also feels slightly old-fashioned in essence. Selina Penaluna isn’t just a straightforward story, but deals with life, regrets and mistakes, leading readers to question their own lives and how they will view them years from now. The depth of the story is reminiscent of Michael Morpurgo but for older readers. It spans several generations and the narrative switches between the present and the past that is catching up to main character Ellen. I knew it was a love story for teenagers, so I expected it to be a love story about teenagers. Selina Penaluna was more than I was expecting. Their passionate relationship seems destined to end in tragedy. She and Jack need one another, but the closer they become, the more they force Ellen out. Half convinced she’s a mermaid, Selina is left alone with her abusive father. Mora dropped her baby in a pool and she claims the baby who came out was not her daughter. Selina was abandoned by her mother as a young girl, but not before Mora tells her that she’s not her daughter at all.
He turns more and more to the stunningly beautiful local girl Selina. Ellen soon takes advantage of this opportunity, but Jack is uncomfortable. The Rosewarnes are peculiar, especially towards Jack, acting as if he was their real son. What starts off as a holiday quickly becomes more serious. In the small seaside town they live with Mr and Mrs Rosewarne, a wealthy couple with a large house right beside the sea. Evacuees Jack and Ellen are twins, sent to the safety of Cornwall during the war.
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