Really enjoyable read. Good characters and a Good story. Well worth a read. Think others will. Enjoy

(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

In the beautiful, barren landscape of the Far North, under the ever-present midnight sun, Frances and Yasha are surprised to find refuge in each other. Their lives have been upended – Frances has fled heartbreak and claustrophobic Manhattan for an isolated artist colony; Yasha, a Russian immigrant raised in a bakery in Brighton Beach, arrives from Brooklyn to fulfill his beloved father’s last wish: to be buried ‘at the top of the world’. They have come to learn how to be alone.
But in Lofoten, an archipelago of six tiny islands in the Norwegian Sea, ninety-five miles north of the Arctic Circle, they form a bond that fortifies them against the turmoil of their distant homes, offering solace amidst great uncertainty. With nimble and sure-footed prose enriched with humour and warmth, Rebecca Dinerstein’s enchanting debut reminds us that no matter how far we travel to claim our own territory, it is love that gives us our place in the world.

Well, there isn't a lot I can say that THIS review doesn't cover. I gave it two stars as I am loathed to give one star, cos I am not sure if I hated it that much!

I didn't enjoy this, I didn't like either Frances or Yasha, I didn't like some of the inappropriate imagery, I didn't like the over-abundance of "poetical phrasing", I didn't like that it didn't really seem to have a plot...however, the location was nice :)


Paul
ARH