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A review by iphigenie72
Appointment with Yesterday by Celia Fremlin
5.0
"Milly" is on the run, she finds herself in a little seaside town where she starts a new life... but she has made mistake in her flight and her past might catch up with her.
I really enjoyed this book, from the beginning we have a lovable "antihero"(?) and how we learn of her past is developed very well. The fact that it was published in 1972 doesn't impede the story, in fact, I kind of forgot it and it's just when the "new" available equipment crops up that I was reminded that it was set the year I was born! I think where the year is the most evident is in the ending, I was thinking of "Milly" as a 2021 woman and then... she wasn't, not her fault obviously! To think that the baby in the story would be a little older than I am now was a little crazy...
I discovered Celia Fremlin because one of her short story was featured in [b:Vintage Crime|52880828|Vintage Crime|Martin Edwards|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580783822l/52880828._SY75_.jpg|73768102] and I liked her style of writing. I am definitely continuing reading this author, in a way this book reminded me of [a:Francis Iles|178255|Francis Iles|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1325430235p2/178255.jpg] because of it's seeing crime from another point of view. I don't want to spoil anyone but I'll just say that there is a subject matter that I thought that for 1972 was well portrayed when from my personal experienced the 1970s were not a time when being sick that way was well understood (or at all!!!).
A great little book, my copy was owned by a library and the borrowing paper is still in it and it was only borrowed 5 times!!! In 1975, 77, 79, 87 and 99... I wish this one was available in ebook like others by Celia Fremlin, but maybe this lack of borrowing might explain why it isn't though it is well worth the reading.
I really enjoyed this book, from the beginning we have a lovable "antihero"(?) and how we learn of her past is developed very well. The fact that it was published in 1972 doesn't impede the story, in fact, I kind of forgot it and it's just when the "new" available equipment crops up that I was reminded that it was set the year I was born! I think where the year is the most evident is in the ending, I was thinking of "Milly" as a 2021 woman and then... she wasn't, not her fault obviously! To think that the baby in the story would be a little older than I am now was a little crazy...
I discovered Celia Fremlin because one of her short story was featured in [b:Vintage Crime|52880828|Vintage Crime|Martin Edwards|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580783822l/52880828._SY75_.jpg|73768102] and I liked her style of writing. I am definitely continuing reading this author, in a way this book reminded me of [a:Francis Iles|178255|Francis Iles|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1325430235p2/178255.jpg] because of it's seeing crime from another point of view. I don't want to spoil anyone but I'll just say that there is a subject matter that I thought that for 1972 was well portrayed when from my personal experienced the 1970s were not a time when being sick that way was well understood (or at all!!!).
A great little book, my copy was owned by a library and the borrowing paper is still in it and it was only borrowed 5 times!!! In 1975, 77, 79, 87 and 99... I wish this one was available in ebook like others by Celia Fremlin, but maybe this lack of borrowing might explain why it isn't though it is well worth the reading.