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Indlæser... Tangled Ashesaf Michèle Phoenix
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Read in July, 2013 Amazing WWII influencing contemporary connxns of this intro to author Michele Phoenix. Perfect read for the Canadian Reading Challenge #7, as Michele has a Canadian father. She uses this connxn in Tangled Ashes as her MC's father is set as Canadian Quebecois. A character rough edged with past relational hurt that wears on everyone within arms reach. I found the characters depth and insights into personal conflicts unusually intriguing. Authentic portrayals of life situations include health issues, marital breakdown, influence of past relationships, loss of confidence, spiritual struggles, business leadership, and alcoholism. Ms Phoenix is adept at contemporizing the setting as well as historical impact and information. An intriguing mix of suspense, mystery and personal interest. This was a very interesting book, the author did such a great job of relating the past to what was going on in the present. It kept your interest throughout the entire story. Another interesting things is that at the end of the book the author gives you a her web site where she gives you the history of the castle that the story is about because she actually spent a lot of her time there as she was growing up. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML: When Marshall Becker arrives in Lamorlaye, France, to begin the massive renovation of a Renaissance-era castle, he unearths a dark World War II history few in the village remember. The project that was meant to provide an escape for Becker instead becomes a gripping glimpse into the human drama that unfolded during the Nazi occupation and seems to live on in midnight disturbances and bizarre acts of violence. .No library descriptions found. |
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I mean, talk about an anti-hero! I adore a well crafted anti-hero, and it was hard for me to even think I would ever like Becker, the anti-hero in this one. Gosh, but he tries so hard I couldn't help it, even though every one of his failures angered me. And Jade, who started off as so easy going, had quite a few flaws in her own character to bring her to life. But the story that really sung was that of Marie, the young French woman working in the chateau who is trying to protect her friend and rescue her friend's baby.
The story of the Lebensborn (Nazi baby factories) in Nazi Germany -- or in this case, Nazi occupied France -- is ripe with intrigue and danger, and the author did a superb job of tangling up my emotions over the women and babies caught in such a plight.
There's some mystery to the story which is a main thread, but that didn't compel me as much as the characters themselves. I would call this an extremely good character driven story, built around a strong plot, rather than the other way around.
I learned, after completing the reading, that the author spent a good deal of her growing up years around the castle in the story as well as experiencing some other things that were included in the story (no spoilers!) and the authenticity of writing "what she knows" comes through. It's a 5-star novel, and I'm a new fan of Michele Phoenix. ( )