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A review by jmatkinson1
Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan
5.0
After the death of her parents, Billie is shocked to discover that she was adopted and that she has been left a trust fund by her birth mother. Then she is contacted by Imelda Burova, clairvoyant keeper of secrets, who claims to know about Billie's background. This is related to group of young people who worked at a holiday camp in Brighton in the 1970s, but Imelda Burova keeps secrets and she is sworn not to reveal everything she knows.
This is Ruth Hogan's fourth novel and there is no deviation from the formula. This has been describes as 'Up-Lit', uplifting stories of life. Weirdly that description would normally mean that I would not consider reading this type of fiction as the connotations of twee stories set in impossible social situations would irritate me no end. However I picked up one of Hogan's earlier books and was hooked. Yes, it is completely undemanding but it is also as warm as a cup of hot chocolate and sometimes that is what is needed!
This is Ruth Hogan's fourth novel and there is no deviation from the formula. This has been describes as 'Up-Lit', uplifting stories of life. Weirdly that description would normally mean that I would not consider reading this type of fiction as the connotations of twee stories set in impossible social situations would irritate me no end. However I picked up one of Hogan's earlier books and was hooked. Yes, it is completely undemanding but it is also as warm as a cup of hot chocolate and sometimes that is what is needed!