A WINTER MEMORY is all about the character of Sylla and her
whereabouts. That’s more or less how the novel starts. Sylla has disappeared
god-knows-where and it’s up to her sister-in-law Helen, who has recently moved
with her husband into his family home, to discover what the heck happened to
her. This eventually brings to the forefront secrets and lies that will
eventually change the course of everyone’s lives. And in another time period there
is the story of Tigs who, as much as she tries to hold back her feelings, still
yearns for the man she believes that got away. As luck would have it, she
eventually ends up being right back into his life. Will the circumstances be
different this time around?
Well, let me say this, time passed by so quickly while
reading this first-person narrative story, I almost didn’t want it to end. Lulu
Taylor weaves a wonderful tale of love and loss and brings together different strong
story lines that will stay in my mind for a very long time. Beside a couple of
plot twists that I wasn’t expecting (which is always a good thing), the story
highlights a couple of characters that are well-developed but not necessarily always
likable (which is another good thing). The prose is tight, and the lavish
setting, mostly in and around Scotland, is breathtaking. All in all, the perfect book
to cozying up with during those long winter months.
A WINTER MEMORY
is now available wherever books or eBooks are sold.
Until next post—Martin
