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Madame Burova
by Ruth Hogan
A reader could be forgiven for thinking this book was about Madame Burova and her fortune telling business. In fact it has more to do with the secrets passed to her that she keeps in the same way as aPriest keeps the secrets of the confessional.
In fact it is one huge secret and the person trying to unravel it that forms the main part of this book. Billie finds out after her father's death that she is adopted and further communications give her hints as to her beginnings. The narrative takes place mainly in 2 time periods the 1970's and the 2010's or early 20's only ever referred to as now.
The author has created a real patchwork of characters and events drawing them together into something living and breathing as a narrative. It is the sort of book where good wins out over bad, the less likeable characters meet their comeuppance and those who could do with a boost or a bolstering receive it.
I read this in only a few hours and enjoyed every minute
In fact it is one huge secret and the person trying to unravel it that forms the main part of this book. Billie finds out after her father's death that she is adopted and further communications give her hints as to her beginnings. The narrative takes place mainly in 2 time periods the 1970's and the 2010's or early 20's only ever referred to as now.
The author has created a real patchwork of characters and events drawing them together into something living and breathing as a narrative. It is the sort of book where good wins out over bad, the less likeable characters meet their comeuppance and those who could do with a boost or a bolstering receive it.
I read this in only a few hours and enjoyed every minute