If you love historical novels with a real sense of place, then read on. From the outset it is richly evocative - one can just imagine the wildly beautiful Cornish landscape, the colourful glamour of the long-awaited ball.
The plot is promisinly compelling, too, with a choice handful of vividly-drawn, believable characters that one can identify with. Alexa is already mysterious in her yearning to leave her home, her exotic, never-seen Italian grandmother; Harvey stirs a frisson with his impassioned devotion towards his childhood friend Alexa; and Sarah, Harvey's fervent admirer and arch-rival to Alexa, adds romance.
The timeshift technique (1930 to 1924) is dramatic and authentic...
The plot is promisinly compelling, too, with a choice handful of vividly-drawn, believable characters that one can identify with. Alexa is already mysterious in her yearning to leave her home, her exotic, never-seen Italian grandmother; Harvey stirs a frisson with his impassioned devotion towards his childhood friend Alexa; and Sarah, Harvey's fervent admirer and arch-rival to Alexa, adds romance.
The timeshift technique (1930 to 1924) is dramatic and authentic...