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A review by thechemicaldetective
The Sound Mirror by Heidi James
5.0
“She’s going to kill her mother today…it’s a beautiful day for it.”
The mystery in the novel is not just the how and why but also the who. Who is the soon-to-be-deceased mother of Tamara in relation to two other characters – Claire and Ada?
I confess that the structure disoriented me at first. Shuttling between Tamara, Ada and Claire means that just as you start to settle into one story, you are wrenched out and plunged into another.
But the story is so beautifully crafted, it more than rewards the initial effort, and everything is synthesised by the end.
This is a carefully constructed puzzle with a very simple key.
What more can a reader wish for than a great big satisfying….aaah at the end.
The mystery in the novel is not just the how and why but also the who. Who is the soon-to-be-deceased mother of Tamara in relation to two other characters – Claire and Ada?
I confess that the structure disoriented me at first. Shuttling between Tamara, Ada and Claire means that just as you start to settle into one story, you are wrenched out and plunged into another.
But the story is so beautifully crafted, it more than rewards the initial effort, and everything is synthesised by the end.
This is a carefully constructed puzzle with a very simple key.
What more can a reader wish for than a great big satisfying….aaah at the end.