“The champagne falls to the deck; half-full, it pours out onto the wood with a hiss of foam. The bottle rolls along the deck, hits the railing with a hard tink of glass on metal, and rolls back to the bench—champagne bubbling out in a sparkling puddle.”
My lovely friend and fellow bibliophile, Nicki, bought me
this for Christmas last year (upon my request) and I’ve only just got to
reading it— My ‘to be read’ pile is enormous. Having really enjoyed the author’s
award-winning novel, Black Rock White City I was exceedingly keen to
sink my teeth into this one.
The action is set on the RMS Aquitania which provides a fantastic setting . How amazing it would have
been to watch it being built. I
digress however. This is a moving tale that sent me down to a dark, cold,
place. It is deftly written and swallowed me up like the cold, unforgiving,
full of mystery, intrigue and misery.
If you feel like a haunting tale and one that would
certainly inspire some heated book club conversations – this one is probably
right up your alley. The publishers have a fantastic reading
guide available on their site to assist.
I realise I haven’t really told you too much about the
protagonist, Katerina Klova, or the action or the way you can feel your shoes
sliding along the wet deck and horror at the skin covered bible. No, you will
just have to start reading it yourself and we can share some therapy together
once you have finished
5 out of 5 devastatingly
bleak books are not the answer to the post-Christmas blues.
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