A review by opal360
Freya by Anthony Quinn

3.0

A sprawling and uneven novel that I wanted to like more than I actually did. Freya represents a new breed of modern woman, forging a career in the aftermath of World War II and fighting her colleagues' misogyny all the way. Some parts were fascinating - say, the section involving her friend the intelligence officer at risk of blackmail. Others left me cold - say, the endless socialising with seedy artistic types, all pretty much interchangeable. In particular, I did not enjoy the overly graphic gynecological episode towards the end of the book. I can cope fine with blood in my fiction but I think there are some things we just don't need to read about! Especially when the novel as a whole skims over so many other more interesting aspects of Freya's life and experience.