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To my surprise I really enjoyed this novel, the first I have read by Kate Mosse. To my surprise, because I do not usually read books centred on ghosts, time slippage, the paranormal etc. However this was not the Halloweenish type of ghost story, but one that combined two historical time periods; the 20th century after the first world war and a young man who has had a hard time accepting the death of his brother in that war, and the 14th century and the persecution of a gnostic religious group ca
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A poignant tale about grief. This is a rewrite of The Cave which was released as a Quick Read. I think this shows a little as the first half of the book was a little slow, although beautifully written, I wasn't drawn into the story. From the moment Freddie meets Fabrissa, I loved it though.
On another note, it's another book where the cover blurb (at least on the current UK paperback edition) gives away the entire story. Fortunately I only read it after I'd finished, but a lot of people do use th ...more
On another note, it's another book where the cover blurb (at least on the current UK paperback edition) gives away the entire story. Fortunately I only read it after I'd finished, but a lot of people do use th ...more
Sep 14, 2012
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The Winter Ghosts
Freddie Watson was a child when he lost his older brother in Southern France during WWI. Unable to move through his grief after several years, he travels to Southern France to visit the places that his brother may have visited before his death in battle. During a winter storm in the French Pyrenees, he wrecks his car and walks to a nearby village for assistance. The next day, he meets Fabrissa, a young woman who has had her own losses. The two are separated after each share thei ...more
Freddie Watson was a child when he lost his older brother in Southern France during WWI. Unable to move through his grief after several years, he travels to Southern France to visit the places that his brother may have visited before his death in battle. During a winter storm in the French Pyrenees, he wrecks his car and walks to a nearby village for assistance. The next day, he meets Fabrissa, a young woman who has had her own losses. The two are separated after each share thei ...more
Beautiful and moving. I deliberately did not read the inside jacket so I might surprised at what the story was about. I loved the history of the region and learning about the Cathars.
It was an ok book. I liked parts of it other parts where dull.
In 1933, a man tells the story of "The Winter Ghosts", which occurred in 1928 in a French Pyrenees mountain village. It's really a novella stretched with Victorian-ghost-story inspired descriptions. Good for what it is.
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Sep 13, 2011
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