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A review by izabrekilien
Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
3.0
Disappointed am i.
Most of the novel had the same effect upon me as a fresh glass of champagne, light and bubbly, putting me in a good mood, but the ending left me bereft. I had the feeling the author, with all the tension she built around the famous secret, didn't figure out how to get away with it and 1 - tells us nothing about the famous secret, we'll never know ; 2 - gets rid of the Aunt Ada problem by making everything that matters happen behind closed doors, again, we'll never know.
And where does this sentimental (more or less) ending comes from ?!
And it's really too bad because I enormously enjoyed the beginning, with the funny names and witty writing, and I laughed heartily at certain parts - in particular the one about Branwell Brontë !
Most of the novel had the same effect upon me as a fresh glass of champagne, light and bubbly, putting me in a good mood, but the ending left me bereft. I had the feeling the author, with all the tension she built around the famous secret, didn't figure out how to get away with it and 1 - tells us nothing about the famous secret, we'll never know ; 2 - gets rid of the Aunt Ada problem by making everything that matters happen behind closed doors, again, we'll never know.
And where does this sentimental (more or less) ending comes from ?!
And it's really too bad because I enormously enjoyed the beginning, with the funny names and witty writing, and I laughed heartily at certain parts - in particular the one about Branwell Brontë !