The search that Roz undertakes to find her missing grandmother, Sophie, leads her into discoveries about Sophie's intriguing and wayward past and forces Roz to confront her feelings for Michael, who is helping her with the search.
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
When the grandmother who raised her suddenly and mysteriously disappears from London, headstrong Oxford student Roz Pearson reacts with anger and fear. Her search for Sophy uncovers an intriguing tale of long-ago love that forms a nice contrast to her own stormy romance with fellow Oxonian Michael Chance. Roz visits her crochety Great-Uncle Jack, who reveals nothing but unwittingly leads her to his adored sister's diaries from the years 1939-41. The narrative then flashes back to that period; a carefully guarded secret emerges from the saga of Sophy's youthful adventures. Back in the present, Jack dies unexpectedly, and Roz takes Michael along to the south of France, scene of her grandmother's wartime affair with French news photographer Daniel Verge. Subsequent events push Roz toward painful self-understanding and growth, which may help her win back Michael after a bitter quarrel. Veteran romancer Goodwin ( Sisters ) offers lyrical descriptions and good characterizations in a dashing, offhand style that makes for satisfying reading.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Roz, an Oxford student, returns to her grandmother Sophy's home during school vacation and finds that the woman who brought her up has gone away. She has made arrangements for Roz's allowance and left a note, but neglected to say where she is going or why. At first annoyed, Roz soon becomes obsessed with finding her grandmother. Roz's discovery of Sophy's old diaries takes the reader back 50 years to Sophy's love affair in France during the summer of 1939. Sophy is revealed to be a shallow and selfish woman who ignores all warnings of the coming conflict and is constantly surprised and distressed by the inconveniences of life in a world at war. The more we learn about the young Sophy, and about Roz, who has traveled to France in search of her, the less we like either one. A not uninteresting plot by veteran novelist Goodwin is completely overshadowed by two "heroines" who are impossible to like or respect. Not recommended.
- Elizabeth Mellett, Brookline P.L., Mass.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Elizabeth Mellett, Brookline P.L., Mass.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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