Madame Burova is a ‘Tarot Reader, Palmist, Clairvoyant’ in the seaside town of Brighton, she has recently retired, but is having second thoughts and Billie lives in London, is at a crossroads in her life, having recently lost her father who she gave up her job to nurse and has just discovered that she was abandoned as a baby and adopted.
Billie and Madam Burova’s lives gradually entwine as Madam Burova is the one person who has some knowledge about Billie’s past, but this comes with its own challenges and secrets that will definitely ruffle ling calm waters.
The story is told in parallel time streams alternates between two parallel streams, the 1970s describing the events leading up to Billie’s birth and the present day, where Billie spends time with Madam Burova in Brighton trying to understand the mystery of her past and to perhaps make a new start.
This story itself is told in a gentle and engaging way, with snippets of the past coming forth from all directions, and there are a number of characters including MI5 Clive, who are handled with a subtle touch.
Fortune telling is accepted as the central theme around which the story revolves, and it’s easy to discern the characters morality in the tale.
The book is gentle, easy, good comfort reading, there are no huge dramas and as I’m not feeling very well at the moment, was the perfect read for me.
Billie and Madam Burova’s lives gradually entwine as Madam Burova is the one person who has some knowledge about Billie’s past, but this comes with its own challenges and secrets that will definitely ruffle ling calm waters.
The story is told in parallel time streams alternates between two parallel streams, the 1970s describing the events leading up to Billie’s birth and the present day, where Billie spends time with Madam Burova in Brighton trying to understand the mystery of her past and to perhaps make a new start.
This story itself is told in a gentle and engaging way, with snippets of the past coming forth from all directions, and there are a number of characters including MI5 Clive, who are handled with a subtle touch.
Fortune telling is accepted as the central theme around which the story revolves, and it’s easy to discern the characters morality in the tale.
The book is gentle, easy, good comfort reading, there are no huge dramas and as I’m not feeling very well at the moment, was the perfect read for me.