May2019 Value Read - Death of an Asylum Seeker by A.P. Martin

[Erunyauve]

I'll be reading shortly - got pulled into another book.

[Brian]

I really enjoyed the first book in the series so I cannot wait to crack open the newest one. I visited Newcastle for the first time last September so I feel like I can get a bearing of where the story is taking place.

[G.J.]

Hi all, sorry, I have been travelling, so was not able to get online. Looking forward to everyone’s thoughts, the book is set once again in and around Newcastle, an area I grew up in :-)

[G.J.]

Has anyone started reading this yet ?

[Erunyauve]

Trying! I just finished Jane Harper's 'The Dry', a mystery set in Australia, and I had to get the sequel. And now I've received an e-mail from my real-life book club, reminding me that we're meeting in two weeks to discuss Lisa See's 'The Island of Sea Women', so I'd best get cracking on that.

[G.J.]

Erunyauve wrote: "Trying! I just finished Jane Harper's 'The Dry', a mystery set in Australia, and I had to get the sequel. And now I've received an e-mail from my real-life book club, reminding me that we're meetin..."

Sounds stressful !

[Erunyauve]

G.J. wrote: "Erunyauve wrote: "Trying! I just finished Jane Harper's 'The Dry', a mystery set in Australia, and I had to get the sequel. And now I've received an e-mail from my real-life book club, reminding me..."

I've just started the Sea Women, which is quite good ('Snow Flower and the Secret Fan', by the same author, is one of my favourite all-time novels), but I'm rather anxious about whether I can finish it by Saturday!

[Brian]

I have just started it, I am enjoying it so far. Interesting story line I am about 1/4 of the way through it.

[G.J.]

Hi guys, great someone has started to read this one... I am curious to know what folks think of Sam and Olivia, is this combo working as well in the second book ?

[Brian]

I have about 20 pages left in the book, So far the mix between Sam and Olivia has been pretty good. I am interested in seeing how the book ends.

[G.J.]

Brian wrote: "I have about 20 pages left in the book, So far the mix between Sam and Olivia has been pretty good. I am interested in seeing how the book ends."

Yes Brian I think they author has got it about right !

[G.J.]

David wrote: "Right I'm on the last stretch of the book and I have to say I can't see the point of the writing style in the Chapters of Olivia and Sam.

A lot of the time Olivia's is just story padding and quit..."

David, don’t you think it is a refreshing change to have a different kind of duo ? I confess that I do, ok I am a bit taken with Sam, I really like his character.. and who knows what the author plans for this series

[Erunyauve]

Finally started this yesterday morning, not very far in, yet.

[Erunyauve]

Well, there's her personal interest in Tekla, and I imagine it's a bit of a nice change from academics.

I'm finding the subject very interesting - my aunt has befriended a Ugandan family who is seeking asylum, and they were living in a hostel for new arrivals when I visited last summer. (Fortunately, it gets a lot of charitable funding and is much nicer than the one in the book - it's the schools in that city that have mould on the walls.) They've since moved to their own place and the mother has a job, so they're doing well, so long as she can get her asylum accepted. It's not a good time for asylum-seekers on either side of the pond, unfortunately.

[G.J.]

David wrote: "G.J. wrote: "David, don’t you think it is a refreshing change to have a different kind of duo ? I confess that I do, ok I am a bit taken with Sam, I really like his character.. and who knows what t..."

David, I didn’t read anything to suggest Olivia does anything in an official capacity, I read it as Sam being a bit of a maverick and bending the rules very occasionally to gain some helpful insight. Interesting how we interpret things.