Sunday, 28 November 2021

‘A WINTER MEMORY’ BY LULU TAYLOR

  

I’ve been a fan of Lulu Taylor ever since OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE came out in 2012. I’ve read a couple of other things by her, which I enjoyed just as much. But, color me clueless, I seemed to have forgotten to blog about them. Not very cool on my part, I must say. Well, things are about to change, for I intend on focusing more on this woman’s work, starting with her latest, A WINTER MEMORY which NetGalley and the Pan publishers graciously offered in exchanged for this unbiased review.

 

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 


 

 

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