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Review: All Fall Down (Furnass Towers Trilogy Book 3) by Richard Snodgrass

In All Fall Down, the epic conclusion to Richard Snodgrass’s Furnass Towers Trilogy, the characters and families that loyal readers have come to know so well all come together for one final piece of the puzzle – centered dramatically around the murder of Dickie Sutcliff.

The Sutcliff family, specifically Dickie and his brother Harry Todd, have featured heavily in this trilogy, being at the center of the real estate market in the mill town of Furnass. However, over those many decades and deals, Dickie has certainly made enemies along the way, so when he turns up dead, it is […]

SPR2019-03-11T12:05:00+02:00February 4th, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Furnass Towers Trilogy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Richard Snodgrass|

Review: Some Rise (Furnass Towers Trilogy Book 2) by Richard Snodgrass

In the second installment of the Furnass Towers trilogy, Some Rise, Richard Snodgrass has again woven a complex family drama into a gripping work of literary fiction.

The novel focuses on the Sutcliff family: brothers Harry Todd and Dickie and their Mother Kittie. The fuse is lit when Harry Todd, after being away, comes back to town like the prodigal son to see Dickie and his mother. Although Harry’s return raises questions, they accept him at first – Dickie, however, keeps an ear to the ground, for what he knows about Harry’s past shades the present. Then, like a […]

SPR2018-09-27T09:35:41+02:00August 1st, 2018|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Furnass Towers Trilogy, Literary Fiction, Richard Snodgrass|

Review: The Building (Furnass Towers Trilogy Book 1) by Richard Snodgrass

The first book in Richard Snodgrass’ Furnass Towers Trilogy, The Building is an evocative work of literary fiction, in which the construction of an apartment tower acts as a pivot to unveil an eccentric cast of characters, allowing Snodgrass to deftly weave the stories of the people in this struggling mill town.

Usually, with a cast this big, it is possible to lose focus and drain tension. However, The Building works in the opposite direction: every point of view reveals a little bit more and every switch has the satisfaction of putting the right puzzle piece into place – slowly […]