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A review by nicjohnston
Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan
4.0
Madame Burova is enchanting. Ruth Hogan has a true skill for deeply engaging characters (including the amazing canines) who enrich every corner of the story that they unfurl. This is no exception.
Told across two timelines - one in the early 1970s and the present day - we meet Madame Burova as she takes over from her mother in her booth providing palm reading, tarot cards and fortune telling. In the modern timeline a secret has come to the fore and the early timeline tells the story of that secret. We meet an incredible ensemble of friends, entertainers and strays in a book that culminates in a very satisfying conclusion.
I’m not sure I would have jumped into a blurb about clairvoyance if it had come from another author, but having loved all of Ruth Hogan’s previous books, I was thrilled to read this one too.
Thanks to Netgalley, Two Roads, John Murray Press and Hachette for an advanced copy of this gem.
Told across two timelines - one in the early 1970s and the present day - we meet Madame Burova as she takes over from her mother in her booth providing palm reading, tarot cards and fortune telling. In the modern timeline a secret has come to the fore and the early timeline tells the story of that secret. We meet an incredible ensemble of friends, entertainers and strays in a book that culminates in a very satisfying conclusion.
I’m not sure I would have jumped into a blurb about clairvoyance if it had come from another author, but having loved all of Ruth Hogan’s previous books, I was thrilled to read this one too.
Thanks to Netgalley, Two Roads, John Murray Press and Hachette for an advanced copy of this gem.