During celebrations for the Queen's Golden Jubilee, Meriel watches her aunt Evie as she scrutinizes the crowds enjoying themselves on the village g...
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Nov 03, 2010
Carole
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After reading and loving the first two Eliza Graham novels -- Playing with the Moon and Restitution -- I was eagerly looking forward to another mystery with the backdrop of the War and I think she has once again come up with another excellent and compelling story!
The story starts with the now grown up Rachel reminiscing about the day of the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977 when she was aged 9 and her 10 year old cousin Jessamy seemingly vanished off the face of the earth, there were no s More...
The story starts with the now grown up Rachel reminiscing about the day of the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977 when she was aged 9 and her 10 year old cousin Jessamy seemingly vanished off the face of the earth, there were no s More...
Jun 09, 2010
Ipswichblade
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I won this on the Goodreads giveaway so I put it to the top of my TBR pile and I am so pleased I did. For a start it was exactly the length of book I like around 320 pages and what a enthralling read. The story pulls together a child going missing, the atrocity of war and of unrequited love. The story is told through chapters in the present and at other times since the war however the chapters are clearly headed so there is no re-reading required to find out what time zone you are reading about!
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Jun 14, 2010
M and G
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I was debating whether to award this book 4 or 5 stars - it is a very powerful story, well told, with four main time-frames, which are interwoven in such a way that the past is gradually revealed to the main character, and the past and present echo and resonate with each other and with the two families involved.
Characters are clearly and deftly portrayed, and through Rachel's involvement with them spring to life. Letters are scattered through the tale, and help to reveal other aspects of More...
Characters are clearly and deftly portrayed, and through Rachel's involvement with them spring to life. Letters are scattered through the tale, and help to reveal other aspects of More...
Jul 27, 2010
Alison
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I know Eliza Graham; her children used to go to the same school as my son. I read and loved her first book, Playing with the Moon, so was very keen to read this, her third novel, and it didn't disappoint.
Jubilee is set in a fictional village in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire, and revolves around events that happend at the Queens Silver Jubilee party in 1977. It's olne of those stories where lives are intertwined and events from the past come to have a bearing on the present More...
Jubilee is set in a fictional village in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire, and revolves around events that happend at the Queens Silver Jubilee party in 1977. It's olne of those stories where lives are intertwined and events from the past come to have a bearing on the present More...
Jun 04, 2010
Annette
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This was the perfect book to seclude myself with on one of the first decent days of summer; I love a story involving family dramas and mysteries spanning several generations. Once I'd started I had to read to the end to find out exactly what had happened in the past.
I like the way Eliza Graham has used memories: glimpses of the past that show things half seen or heard that lead to misunderstandings. I also liked the details that triggered those memories, not all relevant to the plo More...
I like the way Eliza Graham has used memories: glimpses of the past that show things half seen or heard that lead to misunderstandings. I also liked the details that triggered those memories, not all relevant to the plo More...
Jun 03, 2010
Deborah
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Jubilee tells the story of a child's disappearance during a silver Jubilee party. It is a moving tale of how he family, particularly her cousin, cope with this traumatic event. But it is more than that - it is a mystery that unfolds gradually,and harrowing account of the effects of war on an individual's sanity. Couldn't put it down once I'd started it.
Jun 18, 2010
Margaret
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Jun 07, 2010
Set in the Berkshire Downs at the time of the Queen's Silver Jubilee this is actually a book about loss and family secrets that bubble to the surface.
Jun 07, 2011
Brianna
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It was an excellent read, loved the historical aspect to it. Now I am interested in reading her other novels!
Aug 08, 2010
Alison
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good read...I found it a bit diffixcult to get into a good rhythm with this one but it improved as it went
Jul 10, 2010
Ruth
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I won this as part of the Goodreads First Reads program.
A wonderful mix of suspense, mystery and a family's history, this would be a great book to take away on holiday.
I love how the story flips between the past and present and slowly starts to uncover the explanations behind the disappearance of 10 year-old Jessamy Winter many years ago. Some of the plot lines were a little predictable, but others came as a welcome suprise and had me turning pages.
A wonderful mix of suspense, mystery and a family's history, this would be a great book to take away on holiday.
I love how the story flips between the past and present and slowly starts to uncover the explanations behind the disappearance of 10 year-old Jessamy Winter many years ago. Some of the plot lines were a little predictable, but others came as a welcome suprise and had me turning pages.
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