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margeryk101 's review for:
The Cleaner of Chartres
by Salley Vickers
My heart sank when I saw this was our next book for book club. I've crossed paths with Salley Vickers before, and I didn't enjoy the experience, so I was pleasantly surprised when this book wasn't total pap.
It's a few weeks now since I finished this book, but I did enjoy it. I liked the unearthing of the story, the ending and especially the postscript that Vickers indulged the reader with. Very satisfying.
I did marvel at the number of English connections the characters in this book had. *Really*, or this artistic licence? (I think the latter, but don't know France very well, so could be wrong.)
I also was dissatisfied at the lack of dialogue from the main character. I found it hard to relate to her and know her true feelings and motivations, but that was part of her enigma. Wouldn't have been much of a book at all, I suppose, if everyone could easily understand her.
Loved the relationship with the conservator. Fab. And the final twist about the earring. Fantastic. A very well crafted novel.
It's a few weeks now since I finished this book, but I did enjoy it. I liked the unearthing of the story, the ending and especially the postscript that Vickers indulged the reader with. Very satisfying.
I did marvel at the number of English connections the characters in this book had. *Really*, or this artistic licence? (I think the latter, but don't know France very well, so could be wrong.)
I also was dissatisfied at the lack of dialogue from the main character. I found it hard to relate to her and know her true feelings and motivations, but that was part of her enigma. Wouldn't have been much of a book at all, I suppose, if everyone could easily understand her.
Loved the relationship with the conservator. Fab. And the final twist about the earring. Fantastic. A very well crafted novel.