When a father loses his son and his wife leaves him, he cannot tear himself away from the small fishing village where the boy’s memories reside. They’re all he has left. Thinking that his life is all but over, he takes to wandering the cliffs, carrying broken things that he always promised his son he would fix, but never did. They’re a sign of his failure, and they keep little Toby close.And then he meets the thief of broken toys, and everything begins to change.
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Tim Lebbon is a Welsh horror and dark fantasy writer. His novel Dusk won the 2007 August Derleth Award for best novel of the year. His novelisation of the movie 30 Days of Night became a New York Times bestseller in 2008.
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Heart-breaking adult fairytale
Aug 3 2010
By Wayne Simmons
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Format:Paperback
The Thief of Broken Toys is a novella that charts the journey of central character, Ray as he tries to come to terms with the grief of losing a child. The setting is a small, costal village in Wales with its rural backdrop providing a suitably minimalist canvas to paint this heart-breaking yet simple tale upon. Most of the focus remains on Ray and his relationship with his deceased child, Toby, and estranged wife, Elizabeth. Ray still lives alone in the family home, while Elizabeth finds comfort in the arms of his best friend, Jason. Toby's room remains exactly the same as the boy left it, with his box of broken toys (all of which Ray promised to fix but never did) providing the major plot device for the story.
This is a beautifully written adult fairytale which, for me, echoes a lot of Asian horror cinema which I have enjoyed through the years. It's a genre tale of sorts yet easily defies pigeonholing. Ultimately, this is a story about heartbreak and the ways people cope with loss - some distract themselves, others try to atone. There's no heavy message or resolution for such, only a journey, and thus proves both emotionally engaging and satisfying.
Overall, this is a brutally accessible, heart rending story, presented in a quality format by Chizine, who, from what I've read thus far, are one of the best emerging publishers of dark fiction. Highly recommended.
This is a beautifully written adult fairytale which, for me, echoes a lot of Asian horror cinema which I have enjoyed through the years. It's a genre tale of sorts yet easily defies pigeonholing. Ultimately, this is a story about heartbreak and the ways people cope with loss - some distract themselves, others try to atone. There's no heavy message or resolution for such, only a journey, and thus proves both emotionally engaging and satisfying.
Overall, this is a brutally accessible, heart rending story, presented in a quality format by Chizine, who, from what I've read thus far, are one of the best emerging publishers of dark fiction. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A beautifully written dark supernatural tale of loss
Oct 20 2011
By G. Guthrie
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Format:Paperback
This is an emotional tale of despair and hope - where the loss of a child creates the despair, and a mysterious man who fixes toys brings hope. This was a beautifully dark tale that reminded me a lot of another emotional dark tale by Lebbon called the Reach of Children. Both stories use a little supernatural and grief stricken people who have lost members of their family to tell a tale.
In this case the main character is named Ray and he walks the hills behind his house in a small fishing village in Scotland; grief stricken over the death of his son which led to the departure of his wife when neither could snap out of the sadness they were in. Ray at this point can't move on. He now lives alone in his house and can't get the memory of his dead son out of his mind and he is spiraling into a deep depression that he will not be able to get out of. Although, one day while walking the hills he finds a man who asks for a broken toy from his son, and soon the fixing of these broken toys brings Ray hope. But all is not what it seems and has a different ending than what one expects.
I really liked this tale a lot. When Lebbon writes a tale about death and loss he does it wonderfully. This was a dark beautiful tale that was very enjoyable to read.
In this case the main character is named Ray and he walks the hills behind his house in a small fishing village in Scotland; grief stricken over the death of his son which led to the departure of his wife when neither could snap out of the sadness they were in. Ray at this point can't move on. He now lives alone in his house and can't get the memory of his dead son out of his mind and he is spiraling into a deep depression that he will not be able to get out of. Although, one day while walking the hills he finds a man who asks for a broken toy from his son, and soon the fixing of these broken toys brings Ray hope. But all is not what it seems and has a different ending than what one expects.
I really liked this tale a lot. When Lebbon writes a tale about death and loss he does it wonderfully. This was a dark beautiful tale that was very enjoyable to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An honest portrayal of loss.
Jun 14 2010
By Anthony T. Milazzo
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Format:Paperback
A dark little story about dealing with loss and dealing with it badly.
I can't remember the last time I read a novella so this was especially refreshing.
I can't remember the last time I read a novella so this was especially refreshing.
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