I enjoyed A Possible Life by Sebastian Faulks which the author describes as a "novel in five parts". There is no obvious connection but is more a book of five very good short stories set in different times and places with very different characters. 4/5
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Sapphire Skies
I very much enjoyed Sapphire Skies by Belinda Alexandra which is set in Moscow during WWII and in 2000. An Australian woman, Lily, daughter of Russian parents moves to Moscow to work. Meanwhile war veteran, Valentin Orlov, has never stopped searching for his beloved Natasha who was a WWII pilot shot down during the War. Her plane is found and later remains of a woman identified as Natasha. A lot of the story is set during the War where the reader learns of the dangers of being too close to Stalin. Lily befriends an elderly woman she meets on her way to work and Lily is intrigued by her as she tells her story. This is a love story told against the background of WWII and its aftermath. There are a few twists and the author seems to have done her research well. 4/5
Saturday, October 18, 2014
The Signature of All Things

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
House of the Hanged

Thursday, October 9, 2014
Mr Wigg

Monday, October 6, 2014
Terms & Conditions

Friday, October 3, 2014
Valley of Grace

Wednesday, October 1, 2014
29 September Book Club
After Berlin
I enjoyed After Berlin by Martin Corrick which is set in post-War England and tells the story of a female pilot, Elizabeth. She and her co-pilot (best friend) fly to Berlin immediately after the War to pick up passengers to be returned to England. Lizzie is haunted by the devastation she found in Berlin and at first finds it difficult to fit in to peacetime England. Eventually she finds her niche and the story of her life continues. It's a good story, with some romance. 31/2/5
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