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laurieb755 's review for:
Crossing on the Paris
by Dana Gynther
My most excellent book source, a trusty friend and librarian, sent me a book list filled with suggestions sure to engage fans of Downton Abbey. I do not watch the series, but do appreciate a good story, so in I dove and came up with Crossing on the Paris. Would have given it 3.5 stars, but that isn't an option, and going with 4 did not feel true to my experience.
A most enjoyable read for summer, for an airplane flight, and for being on vacation, which are exactly the circumstances of my reading. I liked the tale being told from the perspective of three women, each from a different economic and social station in post-WWI life, who were crossing from Europe to America onboard the Paris. Their lives intersected several times, beginning with their arrival on ship being captured in film for the onboard newsletter.
Their stories were engrossing, if not unsurprising. Dana Gynther's physical descriptions of life on board a ship sounded believable, and her characters seemed feasible, if not predictable. Hence, a comfortable read.
A most enjoyable read for summer, for an airplane flight, and for being on vacation, which are exactly the circumstances of my reading. I liked the tale being told from the perspective of three women, each from a different economic and social station in post-WWI life, who were crossing from Europe to America onboard the Paris. Their lives intersected several times, beginning with their arrival on ship being captured in film for the onboard newsletter.
Their stories were engrossing, if not unsurprising. Dana Gynther's physical descriptions of life on board a ship sounded believable, and her characters seemed feasible, if not predictable. Hence, a comfortable read.