First published in 2012
This is a tale of a young woman in wartime changing the course of her unhappy life as the war rages over Europe. Barbara Sinclair is desperate to escape from her home and wants to find her paternal grandparents who know nothing about her. He grandfather Dr Edward Sinclair is delighted to welcome her and it took time for her grandmother to defrost but she nevertheless did and Barbara enjoyed life with them….The story will tell the ups and downs and how her life changed forever.
Really, this story is not what I expected. Although is set against the background of the war, it doesn’t cover any of the hostilities rather the dramatic events surrounding Barbara’s life: her unhappiness and the why, the love for her brothers, the caring and loving nature of her friend John, the many people that crosses her path… etc….
Barbara is definitely the driving force of this story one said in a very meandering way, quite gently and peppered with pathos. Oh! Boy does it rattle on and on….Not really anything happens for 99% of the story and finally yes something…a murder.
Barbara plays well her part so as all the characters but they are dull and uninteresting.
In whole this story is too simple and is somewhat boring.
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