![]() ![]() ![]() The two principal protagonists are both flawed, imperfect, complicated women, they are constantly at loggerheads, each convinced of the rightness of their position in society, and it is through their character development that Szabo reveals her acute grasp of human nature and psychology. This is not an action-packed novel, nothing of great event happens, and yet through the quality of Szabo's writing, her well-plotted characters, and its historical setting, it becomes a thrilling suspense story. Within minutes of starting to read this novel, I was reminded of the style of writing found in the 18th and 19th century classics of Stendhal's The Charterhouse of Parma, the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen. ![]()
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