Elizabeth Gifford has a wonderful way with prose, writing beautiful historical fiction. This one did not disappoint.
A wonderfully rich story of family, class, discrimination and betrayal. The two timelines both deal with the difficulties of managing the relationship between wife and mother in law!! Some are more successful than others!
The story is written over two timelines. Caro is trying to juggle motherhood alongside her mother in law. She is tasked with helping the family to uncover the secret of her husband’s mysterious great-great grandmother. We find out the past through the second timeline and letters/diaries found by Caro.
Beautifully written prose with a tale that takes you to the Artic and explores the lives of whalers and Inuit. Atmospheric and very interesting. The characters are well rounded with a mixture of loveable and loathe-able for good measure!
A wonderfully rich story of family, class, discrimination and betrayal. The two timelines both deal with the difficulties of managing the relationship between wife and mother in law!! Some are more successful than others!
The story is written over two timelines. Caro is trying to juggle motherhood alongside her mother in law. She is tasked with helping the family to uncover the secret of her husband’s mysterious great-great grandmother. We find out the past through the second timeline and letters/diaries found by Caro.
Beautifully written prose with a tale that takes you to the Artic and explores the lives of whalers and Inuit. Atmospheric and very interesting. The characters are well rounded with a mixture of loveable and loathe-able for good measure!