Changes

I loved the characters. Rosie and Holly are both intemperate and impulsive. They are at heart kind souls, but they make plenty of mistakes and the turmoil in their lives takes away their trust in others just when they need it most. Fortunately, they are largely supported by other kind - more patient - souls in Andy, Rosie's boyfriend, and Jack, Holly's father/stepfather. The plot itself is utterly gripping and I read for too long, too quickly, because I so wanted to know how it all turned out. Dale also does a great job in putting Huntington's disease front and centre, with a searingly honest look at the way it takes away lives and choices and the way in which its symptoms - mood swings, dementia, co-ordination - act together to cause a kind of social exile for both sufferers and their families.

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