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A review by jfl
In Another Life by Julie Christine Johnson
3.0
Julie Johnson is a Goodreads friend. She was among the first readers/reviewers that I started to follow when I joined Goodreads in 2012. We shared an appreciation for the writings of Tim Winton and I found her reviews of her readings insightful. I also quickly learned that she was an aspiring writer.
In Another Life is her first published novel. She has given us a journey into the past, built around a Gnostic revival known as Catharism and its followers who lived in the southern region of France, a region known as Languedoc. The action shifts between 1208 and present day. It is a fanciful work--a type of magical realism and historical whodunit.
The story easily engages the reader. Julie gives us a new world largely unknown but certainly intriguing. And she envelops that newness in a style that is, for the most part, natural and flowing.
Great to see that Julie is actively moving ahead with new works.
In Another Life is her first published novel. She has given us a journey into the past, built around a Gnostic revival known as Catharism and its followers who lived in the southern region of France, a region known as Languedoc. The action shifts between 1208 and present day. It is a fanciful work--a type of magical realism and historical whodunit.
The story easily engages the reader. Julie gives us a new world largely unknown but certainly intriguing. And she envelops that newness in a style that is, for the most part, natural and flowing.
Great to see that Julie is actively moving ahead with new works.