![]() ![]() Ruth’s parents, however, are a malign influence on her inner life, as she regularly reflects on their constant disapproval of her atheist, independent lifestyle, and their criticisms of her weight and dishevelled appearance.Īs the novel opens, some human bones are found at the edge of the salt marsh where Ruth lives. ![]() Ruth is content in her solitude, living with two cats after ending her relationship with Peter, another academic, a couple of years previously. ![]() (There are only two other cottages nearby.) She’s a keen and able academic, bringing an enthusiasm to her analysis of old bones and what they tell her about the way of live of our prehistoric ancestors that is most engaging. Ruth is 40 and lives alone in an isolated cottage on the marshes. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel by Elly Griffiths, which depicts a vivid and attractive character, Dr Ruth Galloway, a forensic archaeologist at North Norfolk University, a fictional institution near the salt marshes of the east coast of England. ![]()
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