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Aifric Campbell's 'The Loss Adjustor' is a novel of characters, extremely absorbing and very well-written characters that together make up this remarkable novel. Caro is a loss adjustor, she spends her life dealing with people who are grieving - for lost possessions and lost loved ones. It is clear that inside, Caro is grieving too - she has suffered loss in her life and these losses have affected her whole life. Her beloved Father died when she was young and her Mother disappeared into a world of books. Caro's two childhood best friends are lost to her aswell. Estelle died many years ago and her childhood sweetheart Cormac is now a wildly successful rock star who she sees only on the television. Although Estelle is dead and Cormac only briefly appears towards the end of the novel, it is these two people that make up most of the story. Caro has never recovered from either Estelle's death or Cormac's sudden departure and has allowed these events to colour her life and her feelings for the past twenty years. It is only when Caro meets Tom and his little dog Jack that she allows any to get a glance of the real her. The scenes where Tom and Caro travel to France to visit the military graveyards are wonderfully poignant. The little terrier dog Jack almost steals the show, a fabulous characterful animal. This is not a light-hearted read, but it is a beautifully crafted story. The characters spring to life and the story is absorbing.

2022-09-27 23:28