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The Turning Point
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512 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2012
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Judith Lennox
27 books150 followersAka Judith Lennox-Smith
Judith Lennox lives in Cambridgeshire, England with her husband and three sons.
Judith Lennox lives in Cambridgeshire, England with her husband and three sons.
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April 3, 2014
Eine leichte Lektüre, mit einer interessanten Geschichte,in der aber nichts spannendes passiert. Am Enfe fragr man sich verwundert "das war es jetzt?" wo war der Sinn der ganzen Sache. Es war wieder ein Krimi noch eine richtige Romanze. Ohne Tiefgang, aber dennoch ganz nett zu lesen.
January 29, 2022
Hier habe ich tatsächlich immer mal wieder überlegt, ob ich es abbreche.
Gar nicht, weil es schlecht war, sondern weil mich die Geschichte nicht so richtig fesseln konnte.
Glaubte ich zumindest. Denn letztendlich ist dies ein Buch, welches noch länger nachhallt und unbeabsichtigt im Gedächtnis bleibt, warum auch immer.
Die Geschichte hat mir dann doch echt gut gefallen und die Ereignisse, die miteinander verknüpft sind, waren irgendwie interessant und spannend.
Gar nicht, weil es schlecht war, sondern weil mich die Geschichte nicht so richtig fesseln konnte.
Glaubte ich zumindest. Denn letztendlich ist dies ein Buch, welches noch länger nachhallt und unbeabsichtigt im Gedächtnis bleibt, warum auch immer.
Die Geschichte hat mir dann doch echt gut gefallen und die Ereignisse, die miteinander verknüpft sind, waren irgendwie interessant und spannend.
January 12, 2024
Ich wusste nicht was mich erwartet und muss sagen das Buch hat mich positiv überrascht. Die Charaktere waren gut beschrieben, liebenswürdig und fühlten sich für mich echt an. Ich mochte dass sich die Geschichte über mehrere Jahre zieht, aber trotzdem sehr detailreich ist. Auch die Umgebung wird in jeder Szene beschrieben, wodurch man sich alles sehr gut vorstellen kann. Ich fand das Buch hat recht wenig übertriebene Dramatik, war mir gut gefallen hat.
January 20, 2021
Lovely Story.
November 17, 2023
Schöne Unterhaltung.
September 28, 2012
The Turning Point opens in 1952, when Ellen Kingsley takes a scientific appointment at the mysterious Gildersleve Hall; there she comes into contact with the enigmatic Marcus Pharaoh, a distinguished scientist, who is as bold as he is dangerous. Caught up in tragedy, Ellen is forced to make some difficult decisions, and her future, once assured, suddenly starts to look uncertain, as secrets from the past threaten the future.
Easy to read from the opening page, this is one of those lovely books that you can just curl up with and read without having to think too hard about convoluted motive, plot or malice. The story is nicely told, the characters are likeable without any one overshadowing the other, and the fine attention to detail really makes the story flow along, so that you become immersed in the lives of Ellen, India and Marcus.
I am always comfortable reading a Judith Lennox novel; she is a talented story teller, and with consummate ease draws the reader into a believable world.
Easy to read from the opening page, this is one of those lovely books that you can just curl up with and read without having to think too hard about convoluted motive, plot or malice. The story is nicely told, the characters are likeable without any one overshadowing the other, and the fine attention to detail really makes the story flow along, so that you become immersed in the lives of Ellen, India and Marcus.
I am always comfortable reading a Judith Lennox novel; she is a talented story teller, and with consummate ease draws the reader into a believable world.
August 18, 2021
The first book by Judith Lennox that I've read. I enjoyed the book. The story line is interesting with a range of characters which are developed well. The book maintained by interest but I wasn't spell bound!
January 18, 2023
3,7⭐
Ich habe das Buch gern gelesen, vor allen Dingen, weil mich die (langsame) Entfaltung der Geschichte gefesselt hat und die Figuren vielschichtig und tiefgehend dargestellt wurden... Ich wollte erfahren, ob meine Anfangshypothesen über das, was passiert ist und noch passieren könnte, richtig waren.
Die Geschichte von India Mayhews Kindheit war so traurig. Mit dieser Figur habe ich am meisten mitgefiebert.
Die Sprünge der Erzählperspektive in den einzelnen Kapiteln waren für meinen Lesefluss etwas störend... Ich habe den Roman auf dem Kindle gelesen. Irgendein Zeichen zur Markierung oder ein längerer Absatz wäre hier gut gewesen (:
Ich habe das Buch gern gelesen, vor allen Dingen, weil mich die (langsame) Entfaltung der Geschichte gefesselt hat und die Figuren vielschichtig und tiefgehend dargestellt wurden... Ich wollte erfahren, ob meine Anfangshypothesen über das, was passiert ist und noch passieren könnte, richtig waren.
Die Geschichte von India Mayhews Kindheit war so traurig. Mit dieser Figur habe ich am meisten mitgefiebert.
Die Sprünge der Erzählperspektive in den einzelnen Kapiteln waren für meinen Lesefluss etwas störend... Ich habe den Roman auf dem Kindle gelesen. Irgendein Zeichen zur Markierung oder ein längerer Absatz wäre hier gut gewesen (:
January 24, 2022
Je wordt als lezer niet meegenomen in het hoofd van het hoofdpersonage; je kijkt van op een afstand toe, krijgt soms wat gedachten toegeworpen en denkt meermaals ‘He? Waarom doet die dat nu weer?!’
Het is verder heel belangrijk welke kleur haar en ogen de vrouwen in het boek hebben.
Na het eerste deel, met Ellen in de hoofdrol, heb ik het gevoel dat het verhaal afgerond is want daarna komt er plots iemand anders aan bod. Dat was het dan. Dus heb ik het boek na 90 bladzijden aan de kant gelegd. Ander en beter!
September 10, 2022
Frustratingly slow
I found the book very very slow and frustrating, especially as i only read on holiday and like to read several books. I have read several Judith Lennox books and loved them. However the last 30% was very good and the very slow build up made sense.
I found the book very very slow and frustrating, especially as i only read on holiday and like to read several books. I have read several Judith Lennox books and loved them. However the last 30% was very good and the very slow build up made sense.
October 16, 2025
Ik heb echt geen idee wat ik over dit boek moet zeggen. Het las makkelijk weg, maar als je me vraagt wat ik net gelezen heb, romance, crime, literaruur; ik weet het niet. Het was niet uitzonderlijk, maar ook niet saai. Dus vanwege de gemiddeldheid, ook een gemiddeld aantal sterren.
November 30, 2019
Just nice long story...nothing really special.
July 16, 2020
Gut geschriebenes Buch, die Geschichte ist ganz interessant. Aber irgendwie keine Höhen und Tiefen.
Aber es hätten einige Seiten weniger sein können.
Aber es hätten einige Seiten weniger sein können.
May 17, 2021
Another wonderful Judith Lennox book. Rich characters, great storyline.
September 12, 2021
Lekkere "slow read" geen enorm spannend verhaal maar kabbelt rustig door, in Londen 1950-1960
December 11, 2021
2 Frauen total unterschiedlich werden Freunde. Die Geschichten gehen in unterschiedliche Richtungen. Aber irgendwie auch zusammen
April 23, 2023
Random story line that went nowhere. I was not impressed by the writing style or the characters
October 4, 2023
It was a light read. Easy to read while traveling. One can just casually browse through it Does not have any major plot. Mostly a slice of life from 1950s England.
August 22, 2019
Mooi boek dat een heel stuk van iemand zijn leven verteld, kabbelt rustig voort. Speelt zich af in Engeland van de jaren 50.
June 16, 2020
I enjoyed this book, but I think it could have been about 150 pages shorter, and I would have liked it more. Something about the pacing was a bit off for me. Also, was there a turning point? Because if there was, I missed it.
June 16, 2014
In the autumn of 1952, young scientist Ellen Kingsley is thrilled to be joining as a research assistant at the prestigious Gildersleve Hall in Cambridgeshire. Here she is a part of an elect group of scientists led by the enigmatic Marcus Pharaoh; yet there are undercurrents, tensions and rivalries bubbling beneath the surface at Gildersleve that Ellen is at first blind to. However, when she discovers the dead body of colleague Dr Redmond her time at Gildersleve comes to an abrupt conclusion. Ellen later tries to forge a new career for herself in London, yet it seems that her time at Gildersleve cannot be so easily erased from memory as first she bumps into Pharaoh again, then another former colleague the dashing Alec Hunter. It is when her adventurous and beguiling friend India Mayhew becomes caught up with Pharaoh, however, that old secrets come spilling out; and the truth is finally revealed.
The Turning Point makes for an intriguing read, intricately weaving together multiple story threads and characters that seem to connect together quite flawlessly. At times it may seem like the story has changed direction and is heading another way, however, everything comes together in the end, unsolved mysteries and unanswered questions finally revealed.
This is very much a character driven story, Lennox not only painting a vivid picture of her characters, their strengths and weaknesses, their vulnerabilities, but also sometimes delving into complex backstories that help give further layers to her characters and enable the reader to truly get beneath their skin, understand what really drives them and what their darkest most fears are. As such the story itself can sometimes seem a little slow-paced in terms of action, however, the interactions and dynamics between the characters are compelling. Pharaoh and India in particular are intriguing, and contrasted well with the much more sensible and principled Ellen. My personal favourite though was Riley, the steadfast, quietly intelligent and dependable police inspector whose heart Ellen captures early on in the story.
Throughout the story there lurks a certain sense of mystery and intrigue, the opening chapters at Gildersleve having that undercurrent of tension and all not quite being as it seems. Later in the story Lennox vividly portrays life on the Scottish Isle of Seil, capturing the remoteness and wildness quite brilliantly; and the scenes with Ellen staying at Kilmory House with Alec and his mother almost have a slightly menacing quality. I particularly liked the fact that even Ellen, practical and scientific to a fault, finds herself questioning the supernatural, and how in that setting she's less confident of her own beliefs.
All in all this makes for an engaging story, with a wonderful mix of mystery and romance; it is a story about the turning points in life, choices that can have profound consequences for the future, and how the past can never really be escaped, but will always be there behind you when you turn to look over your shoulder, waiting to catch you up.
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The Turning Point makes for an intriguing read, intricately weaving together multiple story threads and characters that seem to connect together quite flawlessly. At times it may seem like the story has changed direction and is heading another way, however, everything comes together in the end, unsolved mysteries and unanswered questions finally revealed.
This is very much a character driven story, Lennox not only painting a vivid picture of her characters, their strengths and weaknesses, their vulnerabilities, but also sometimes delving into complex backstories that help give further layers to her characters and enable the reader to truly get beneath their skin, understand what really drives them and what their darkest most fears are. As such the story itself can sometimes seem a little slow-paced in terms of action, however, the interactions and dynamics between the characters are compelling. Pharaoh and India in particular are intriguing, and contrasted well with the much more sensible and principled Ellen. My personal favourite though was Riley, the steadfast, quietly intelligent and dependable police inspector whose heart Ellen captures early on in the story.
Throughout the story there lurks a certain sense of mystery and intrigue, the opening chapters at Gildersleve having that undercurrent of tension and all not quite being as it seems. Later in the story Lennox vividly portrays life on the Scottish Isle of Seil, capturing the remoteness and wildness quite brilliantly; and the scenes with Ellen staying at Kilmory House with Alec and his mother almost have a slightly menacing quality. I particularly liked the fact that even Ellen, practical and scientific to a fault, finds herself questioning the supernatural, and how in that setting she's less confident of her own beliefs.
All in all this makes for an engaging story, with a wonderful mix of mystery and romance; it is a story about the turning points in life, choices that can have profound consequences for the future, and how the past can never really be escaped, but will always be there behind you when you turn to look over your shoulder, waiting to catch you up.
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March 1, 2021
A very good premise for a story and some intriguing characters. While it's generally a nice enough story, from my point of view, it is lacking some focus, there is no real building of tension/ anticipation. Some parts of the ending are quite predictable, others came out of the blue without top much context and were thus not very convincing.
May 10, 2015
Kurz und knapp: Dieses Hörbuch war eine Zumutung! Ich habe nach 5 Stunden aufgegeben, da mir selbst beim Autofahren die Kraft fehlte zuzuhören…
Es beginnt alles ganz harmlos. Ellen arbeitet in einem Institut und dann stirbt ein Kollege und keiner weiß warum. Ellen ruft die Polizei und verdächtigt einen Kollegen, darauf folgen viele Monologe und dann so viele Sprünge in der Handlung, dass ich kaum noch folgen konnte. Nichtssagende Protagonisten und wirre Anschuldigungen gelesen von einer Sprecherin, die die Namen der Charaktere und Orte so undeutlich aussprach das ich gute 2 Stunden brauchte um zu verstehen, dass “Alicante” in der Geschichte “Alec Hunter” heißt :roll: . Dieser übertriebene schlafzimmerton mit einem Hauch englischem Akzent war gruselig, einschläfernd und machte die Geschichte wahrscheinlich noch langweiliger als sie war.
Fazit:
Von mir gibt es weder eine Lese-, noch eine Hörempfehlung. Die Sprecherin und die Autorin haben es geschafft einen Roman so langweilig aufzubauen, dass es sogar besser ist, Löcher in die Luft zu starren, als der Geschichte zu folgen. Vielen Dank dafür.
Es beginnt alles ganz harmlos. Ellen arbeitet in einem Institut und dann stirbt ein Kollege und keiner weiß warum. Ellen ruft die Polizei und verdächtigt einen Kollegen, darauf folgen viele Monologe und dann so viele Sprünge in der Handlung, dass ich kaum noch folgen konnte. Nichtssagende Protagonisten und wirre Anschuldigungen gelesen von einer Sprecherin, die die Namen der Charaktere und Orte so undeutlich aussprach das ich gute 2 Stunden brauchte um zu verstehen, dass “Alicante” in der Geschichte “Alec Hunter” heißt :roll: . Dieser übertriebene schlafzimmerton mit einem Hauch englischem Akzent war gruselig, einschläfernd und machte die Geschichte wahrscheinlich noch langweiliger als sie war.
Fazit:
Von mir gibt es weder eine Lese-, noch eine Hörempfehlung. Die Sprecherin und die Autorin haben es geschafft einen Roman so langweilig aufzubauen, dass es sogar besser ist, Löcher in die Luft zu starren, als der Geschichte zu folgen. Vielen Dank dafür.
June 3, 2013
There have been many stories written about girls post-war managing to have careers as well as families and this one follows Ellen, who is a scientist, and her journey from her first job through to a happy family life. Ellen works for the mercurial Marcus Pharaoh who sacks her, basically because she won't let him have his wicked way with her, but also gives her a poor reference which gives her some bad times before she finds a job. Ellen falls in love with another of Pharaoh's employees, Alec, but suffers a broken engagement before eventually finding happiness with a policeman. It's an enjoyable story, the sort that you might not remember in a year's time, but will have passed some happy hours with at the time.
August 24, 2014
I enjoyed this book very much. This was my second book that I read from Judith Lennox and so far my favorite. Loved the characters, especially the difference in character of Ellen and India. I think Judith Lennox has a great way of illustrating life in England in the 50's, I could figuratively imagine myself sitting in one of the bars in London having a drink, listening to 50's music. I also enjoyed that the women characters were not shy, unsecure personalities, but confident characters. The storyline was very interesting and kept me hooked till the end. The ending was a bit unspectacular though, I had hoped for a little bit more drama at the end.
September 1, 2014
This book was lying on my to-read pile for almost a year. I've picked it up but dismissed it as my next read time and again, even though I did enjoy some of Lennox's book in the past. When I finally did get round to read it I was sucked in the story right away. There was still a nagging voice at the back of my mind that predicted that the book would not unfurl in a whirlwind of exciting events that would solve all the mysterious at once. I wasn't wrong there but enjoyed the easygoing pace in which the events did unfold.
January 5, 2014
Der erste Roman von Judith Lennox, den ich gelesen habe, hat mir richtig gut gefallen. Hier waren weder Kitsch noch Längen im Buch vorhanden. Spannend, allein schon durch die unterschiedlichen Schicksale, die miteinander verwoben sind und gesellschaftskritisch. Hut ab!
08/10 Punkte dafür. Meine Kurze Einschätzung könnt ihr hier nachlesen: http://sunsys-blog.blogspot.de/2014/0... .
08/10 Punkte dafür. Meine Kurze Einschätzung könnt ihr hier nachlesen: http://sunsys-blog.blogspot.de/2014/0... .
February 12, 2015
Read this book after enjoying reading 'Catching the Tide', but not as gripping a story and unbelievable characters. The plot was predictable, I finished the book 'just to finish it' which was disappointing considering I found it hard to put down Lennox's previous book.
January 6, 2013
I loved the characters and the story - I couldn't put the book down towards the end. Ellen, the scientist, and John, the Scotland yard inspector are my favourites.
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