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Indlæser... La sombra del lince (original 1971; udgave 1996)af Victoria Holt, Julio Fernández Yáñez
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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. *2.5 ( ) This is the third book I have read by Victoria Holt and I gave the others 4/5 and 4.5/5. I quite enjoyed this one but not to the same extent. Nora Tamsin and her father live a simple happy life, until he leaves England for Australia where he hopes to find gold and make his fortune. When he dies there, Nora moves to Australia and into the care of her father's friend Charles Herrick, known as the Lynx. She is captivated by his enigmatic charisma and power, but has loving feelings towards his son Stirling. By the time she realises that Lynx is hell-bent on revenge for old grievances, she is too caught up in the family to escape, and finds herself involved in his campaign, which takes her back to a mysterious old house in England. This is a strange kind of romance with a love triangle of sorts, which only gets more complicated in the last third of the novel. I quite liked Nora, and i loved the character of Minta. However, neither Lynx nor Stirling were particularly likeable and I found it hard to have any sort of feeling for them one way or the other. Lynx was supposed to be this charismatic but cold man, but he just seemed like a power hungry bully. However the ending was a genuine surprise and I can't say that I didn't enjoy the book, just that it did not live up to my expectations after the other books I have enjoyed by this author. This has more action than in a lot of Victoria Holt novels. The suspense is there, as ever, though as usual, the final climax is underplayed and too easily resolved. Half the tale is set in Australia, featuring some quality descriptions, plus some great scenes. The rest of the book is set in England where life’s a little tamer. Liked the ending. Unlike some of this author’s works, the main characters’ fates were not easy to guess. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Kærlighedshistorie fra England og Australien, hvor en ung kvinde i slutningen af 1800-tallet uforvarende bliver midtpunkt i dramatiske intriger, hævnopgør og mordforsøg og samtidig tiltrækkes af to vidt forskellige mænd. No library descriptions found. |
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