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The Dove Is Dead by John Uttley is the third and final book in the Unholy Trilogy.
We’re out of time,” said Dad, with a resigned grimace.
“Yep, it’s not just our Lancashire that’s gone. The whole country is
another place. Manufacturing, our religion, even what a man should be, and
I do mean man this time, Amy,” Bob added.
The northern grammar school pals, Bob Swarbrick and Richard Shackleton are now well into their seventies. While Richard’s daughter, the ‘delightful mistake’ Amy, is preparing for her Finals at Oxford, they’re more concerned with the viva they’ll be facing soon with the Almighty.
Early boomer men and woke Gen Z girl tread a path together through a world of western cultural decline and collapse of faith in a searingly sad but still joyful celebration of life and death.
Having not read the previous novels in the Unholy Trilogy, there were no expectations with The Dove Is Dead, but would it feel cohesive without reading the previous books? And we thoroughly enjoyed it, it didn’t feel like we were missing much storywise, more than having the knowledge from the others would have enriched the wonderful experience of reading The Dove Is Dead even more.
If you love books that make you think and also can make you laugh, this one is one to add to your to-read list. In fact, add the whole trilogy.
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