The story of the temple house vanishing is not the story I expected it to be. It had all the same elements of unrequited love, forbidden love and teenage angst but there is a twist to the story you may have been expecting.
The writing is considered and atmospheric, although set in the 1990s the atmosphere of temple house seems much older.
The characters are intriguing and the book leaves you with many unanswered questions about many of them. Some characters, you would expect to find in the story you expect from the blurb, such as Louisa’s parents as all but missing.
The story is told from Louisa’s point of view and that of the journalist who grew up over the road from her. We never heard directly from Mr Lavalle, Victoria or Helen and this leaves some details in question.
The reader is given a more comprehensive answer than the journalist but still it leaves the reader feeling unsettled. Did we really get the true story? The full story? How did Victoria live with her decisions? How did Louisa’s parents react to her vanishing?
A thought provoking read!
The writing is considered and atmospheric, although set in the 1990s the atmosphere of temple house seems much older.
The characters are intriguing and the book leaves you with many unanswered questions about many of them. Some characters, you would expect to find in the story you expect from the blurb, such as Louisa’s parents as all but missing.
The story is told from Louisa’s point of view and that of the journalist who grew up over the road from her. We never heard directly from Mr Lavalle, Victoria or Helen and this leaves some details in question.
The reader is given a more comprehensive answer than the journalist but still it leaves the reader feeling unsettled. Did we really get the true story? The full story? How did Victoria live with her decisions? How did Louisa’s parents react to her vanishing?
A thought provoking read!