This is a superbly written book.

The symbolism of the daisychains feature as representative of the silence Daisy chooses to cope with the spiralling family events which devastate her life.

But a daisychain also forms the structure for how the book is written with daisy-like moments taken from Daisy's life. There are gaps in the narrative of her life but I think that these are like the stalks in her daisychains. The poignant beauty is there in the daisies, even though they describe the apalling tragedy of Daisy's life, the beauty of Daisy's character and purity are beguiling and compelling.

I couldn't put this book down and loved it from the beginning. The juxtaposition of the comforting scene of mother and daughter patchworking together alongside the shocking scene which follows when Daisy is alone in her bedroom grabbed me and I was then hooked throughout the book. Brilliant!