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| Gallery,Threshold,Pocket Books 2013 |
On the surface, Victoria Rose and
Heather Bregman have little in common. The odds that they would ever strike up
a friendship are stacked high against them and yet, when they are brought
together in the idyllic setting of Nagog, New England, their unlikely
differences are the very bond which brings them together.
Victoria is learning how to come to
terms with the life she once left behind, and the breaking of promises made
fifty years ago, now leave Victoria feeling alone and vulnerable. On the the
other hand, Heather is an international journalist, who is at a crossroads in
her life and who has now chosen to live a quieter existence. Both women have their own demons to erase, but what is achingly exposed about
the story, is the way in which the author brings together a real sense of
community with all its faults and foibles.
For me, the story got off to
rather a slow, and it must be said, rather meandering start but about a third
of the way into the novel, I began to warm to the characters and empathised more with their personal dilemmas. The lakeside setting is idyllic and is captured
very well, and really adds depth to the story.
Overall, this is a pleasant
story, about the power of friendship.
My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my ecopy of this book
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