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There are three separate stories here about very different characters, living in different parts of the world. All are interesting with strong female protagonists and the local background is carefully researched. At first one is a little bewildered by the abrupt switches from one character’s story to that of another. The stories are so interesting that one wants to continue with the same one. Little by little the significance of the title, The Braid, and the scope for the coming together, linked but still separate, of the three stories becomes clearer and the conclusion, when they do, is satisfying.
This is a rich yet easy to read novel. Colombani has introduced us to three strong, interesting women and I hope that we shall learn more of their lives in the future.
My only quibble is that I did not realize that I was reading a novel in translation until the very end when there is a brief note about Louise Rogers Ladurie, the translator. The fact that the language flowed so naturally is surely a tribute to the translator as well as to the author and I think it would only be fair to acknowledge her excellent work more prominently.
This is a rich yet easy to read novel. Colombani has introduced us to three strong, interesting women and I hope that we shall learn more of their lives in the future.
My only quibble is that I did not realize that I was reading a novel in translation until the very end when there is a brief note about Louise Rogers Ladurie, the translator. The fact that the language flowed so naturally is surely a tribute to the translator as well as to the author and I think it would only be fair to acknowledge her excellent work more prominently.