Auf ein Miniaturbild klicken, um zu Google Books zu gelangen.
Lädt ... Hidden Dance, The (2010. Auflage)von Susan Wooldridge
Werk-InformationenHidden Dance, The von Susan Wooldridge
Keine Lädt ...
Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
On March 1st 1933 the luxury liner SS Etoile sets sail from Southampton en route for New York. On board the liner is Lily Sutton - a fragile but determined woman who is seeking to escape the brutality of her failed marriage. During the five days at sea, Lily is caught between the world she leaves behind and her new found love, which has given her the courage to be herself. Travelling in steerage so as not to attract attention, Lily is terrified that her flight from England will be uncovered. But a new friendship makes the journey easier...until an old enemy surfaces and Lily must do everything she can to protect those she loves. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
Aktuelle DiskussionenKeine
Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.92Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 2000-Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
Bist das du?Werde ein LibraryThing-Autor. |
In this novel, we follow Lily Sutton in her journey to escape her violent husband. It is set in the early 20th Century. Her journey takes her from England to New York. There are a few memorable scenes, but nothing special. I wouldn't really recommend this book to anyone as I was left unsure whether I liked it or not.
The author seemed to have difficulty making up her mind whether she was going to refer to the characters formally e.g. Mrs Webb, Mrs. Sutton, or informally, e.g. Nellie or Lily. The references to the character names was quite confusing at times because she would refer to Lily as 'Lily' on one page and then on the next 'Mrs Sutton'. The effect was to give the prose a disjointed feel, as if the author should really have been writing in the first person, rather than the third person, because it seemed that in some cases she was trying to 'show' the action from the viewpoint of a particular character.
On the whole, the author has made a good start, and I would definitely be interested in reading her next book. I liked one line on the last page very much, the reference to the title of the book, and from that I got the feeling that if the author would open up a bit and try to be more creative rather than trying to imitate writers that have come before, she would be very successful. ( )