The Girl in the Red Coat in Around the World in 80 Books

Dec 21, 2020 Stil de scriitor rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Fata cu palton rosu este o carte atat de slaba, ca nici nu merita sa o citesti. Am vrut sa ii fac o recenzie separata, dar m-am tot razgandit. Mi-am tot inchipuit ca va fi o lectura captivanta, ca e cine stie ce de capul ei. Fata cu palton rosu este o carte cu mult potential, dar cand vezi ca dupa rapirea acestei fete, autoarea bate campii maxim...ramai cu un gust amar. Nu am inteles rolul anumitor elemente si ce a fost cu toata incalceala aia de personaje si rasturnari de situatie fara sens. Ca ...more

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Jun 15, 2016 Pam rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016-books-read

AUTHOR Hamer, Kate
TITLE: The Girl in the Red Coat
DATE READ 05/10/16
RATING 4/B
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF PAGES Suspense/2015 / Faber & Faber / 375 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: Stand-Alone
CHARACTERS Carmel 8 yr old daughter; Beth/single mother to Carmel
TIME/PLACE: Present UK
FIRST LINES I dream about Carmel often. In my dreams she is always walking backwards.
COMMENTS: Received this book in a swap & had never heard of it before. I expected a bit more suspense/mystery … it was really more about the AUTHOR Hamer, Kate
TITLE: The Girl in the Red Coat
DATE READ 05/10/16
RATING 4/B
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF PAGES Suspense/2015 / Faber & Faber / 375 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: Stand-Alone
CHARACTERS Carmel 8 yr old daughter; Beth/single mother to Carmel
TIME/PLACE: Present UK
FIRST LINES I dream about Carmel often. In my dreams she is always walking backwards.
COMMENTS: Received this book in a swap & had never heard of it before. I expected a bit more suspense/mystery … it was really more about the characters and how they dealt w/ the situation not really any mystery involved. What made the book engaging is the way it was told. Each chapter alternates between the mother, Beth and the daughter, Carmel. Beth is a single mother caring for her 8-yr-old daughter. Carmel is a bit of a daydreamer & seems to wander off at times … even the teachers have noticed this tendency. So there have been a few times when Carmel does stray from her mother's sight. This causes Beth great anxiety but they always seem to find each other … until the storytelling festival. This is a crowded outdoor festival and Beth loses sight of Carmel for what seems an instant and she is nowhere to be found. The book proceeds w/ Beth never losing hope and continuously looking for her daughter. For awhile she is unable to do much beyond this but eventually trains to be a nurse. During this period she forms a beneficial friendship w/ her ex-husband and his new wife. For the next 5 or so years or so we also hear from Carmel who believes her mother is deceased and that her father no longer wants her because this is what she has been told by her abducter -- her "grandfather". She lives a strange and itinerant life w/ him. Carmel is believed to have healing hands and her preacher-grandfather uses her in their tent revivals. Reading their perspectives was interesting but I wanted an addendum or more of an ending … I wanted to see how they adjusted. The title is based on the fact that Carmel loves red and wears a red coat.
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Mar 30, 2015 Anna rated it it was amazing

This is a splendidly well thought out novel and was a fantastic read.

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Apr 07, 2015 Windy rated it it was amazing

I loved this compelling story. I really enjoyed the dual narrative which drove it along. It will certainly be in my top ten for this year.

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Jan 28, 2020 Ann rated it did not like it

Shelves: 2020-aty-52

What a slog. I need healing after this book. After forcing me through two perspectives of feelings for 300± pages, I get a super rushed ending with no detail on how they felt at the end.

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