Professor Garth Hellyer is interviewing residents at the
Clarkson's Home for the Longevity Project, helping seek
out
the oldest living person. The director of Clarkson's leads
him to Marged Brice, a woman with an intriguing story- but
is it the truth? Marged Brice claims to be 134 years old
and
has a birth certificate and journals she shares with
Garth.
Is Marged truly 134 years old with a ghostly/mythological
companion? Will Garth believe her and her tale about
PERDITA?
Marged's story is a fascinating one. PERDITA isn't exactly
what I imagined it to be from the description as the
supernatural aspects regarding PERDITA are not at the
forefront of the tale. Instead, Marged's life and loves
take
center stage as we eventually come to realize what PERDITA
symbolizes to her. PERDITA ultimately leaves us with more
questions than answers but the journey is well worth it.
PERDITA seamlessly weaves back and forth between past and
present as Garth reads Marged's diaries dating back to the
1800s. Hilary Scharper does a marvelous job at depicting
the scenery as the past comes vividly alive. My only
regret
is that I wanted to stay immersed in the time period,
whether past or present, as both aspects are so well done!
Readers who enjoy strong character development will
appreciate the nuances of PERDITA.
Marged Brice is 134 years old.
She'd be ready to go, if it wasn't for Perdita . . .
The Georgian Bay lighthouse's single eye keeps watch over
storm and calm, and Marged grew up in its shadow, learning
the language of the wind and the trees. There's blustery
beauty there, where sea and sky incite each other to
mischief... or worse...
Garth Hellyer of the Longevity Project doesn't believe
Marged was a girl coming of age in the 1890s, but reading
her diaries in the same wild and unpredictable location
where she wrote them might be enough to cast doubt on his
common sense.
Everyone knows about death.
It's life that's much more mysterious...
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