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Shadows on Our Skin by Jennifer Johnston6/26/2023 ![]() But to Robin, Martyn continues to be the perfect father and she cannot forgive Stella for leaving him. ![]() Eventually Martyn's behaviour becomes increasingly difficult and Stella is forced to leave him and her daughter behind and return to her parents in Dublin. He refuses to tell her anything about his family, his past or the nature of his career, he provides her with every luxury but insists she gives him privacy. The other narrative consists of flashbacks to her past life in London her first meeting with Martyn who describes himself as an 'illusionist', their marriage, the birth of Robin, and Stella's growing frustration with Martyn about whom she knows nothing. Other articles where Shadows on our Skin is discussed: Jennifer Johnston: Shadows on Our Skin (1977) and The Railway Station Man (1984) focus on violence in. Recognised as a small masterpiece when first published in 1977. Jennifer Johnston is June’s Irish Times Book Club author Career highlights include The Captains and the Kings, The Old Jest and Shadows on Our Skin Expand Jennifer Johnston’s. ![]() In the first, set in Dublin, 58-year-old Stella Glover meets with her daughter Robin after the funeral of her estranged husband Martyn, and seeks reconciliation with her. Read 52 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The story consists of two interlinked narratives. It gained positive reviews in The Irish Times, Times Literary Supplement and the New Statesman. ![]() The Illusionist, published in 1995, is a novel by Irish author Jennifer Johnston, and considered one of her best works. ![]()
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