For those disappointed that Spain failed to be included on the initial UK Green list of ‘safe’ places to travel as the lockdown safety curtain slowly rises. Fear not. For you can vicariously enjoy a trip to Seville courtesy of Rosanna Ley who has created a multi sensory experience with her words.
Thrill to the passion of the flamenco. Salivate to the mouth watering tapas. Breath in the sights and the sounds of the Triana area of Seville, the orange blossom and the local crafts. Admire the customs and rituals of a proud and vibrant people.
But this is not a travelogue. This is a novel of pasts and secrets, parents and children, husbands and wives, friends and lovers, families. A multitude of dynamics are explored. Ella and Holly relive the past and contemplate the future in a dual time narrative that swings us between 1988 and 2018 with a synchronicity between the lives of mother and daughter. They’re both pretty trough, strong women capable of making life changing decisions. Secrets unravel, and as the story unfolds the astute reader will realise the biggest secret of all.
This is one great, big, slice of summer captured forever in a jar of marmalade. This is a glorious evocation of the escapist novel where the only demands upon the reader is to relax, sit back and enjoy.
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