AUTHOR: Christopher Kerr
PUBLISHED BY: Book Guild Publishing
This debut novel is a story of love, conflict and corruption spanning half a century and reaches into the depths of human spirit.
Two young people experience a
passionate summer of love, then part after making a pact which haunts them for
a lifetime until they are drawn back to where it all began.
They both experience impressive
life journeys involving corruption and wrestle with the ideals they cultivated
during their iconic radical era of "love and peace". Whilst enjoying successfully dazzling careers mixing
with the rich and powerful, including some of the most influential people in
the world, they both seek to make a difference, but discover there is a price for
doing so; fifty years after they first met, an impulsive moment changes
everything.
Ideals clash with realism in a
time of political and historical disorder; some of the paramount tragedies and
scandals to shock the late twentieth and early twenty first centuries
interweave with this extraordinary story.
My first impression was that of
intrigue as the story invoked recollections of the political past, persuading me
to remember events from around the world at the time; the story brought back
many memories of the turmoil and disorder of the times portrayed which made for
a very interesting read; it made it all so real and I could relate to many of
the incidents depicted in the story. I’m
sure many readers will want to re-read this book just for the facts contained within
it.
I loved the settings: France, The USA, and Liverpool (my home town) - reading about well-known streets, buildings near
the waterfront and the mention of some renowned Liverpudlians was an unexpected
added bonus for me. I liked the inclusion of famous people which added to the
interest and made it all the more realistic.
I found the characters, Jonas,
Jenny and Peter well-rounded and fascinating; their experiences reminded me of
so many events; the well-written prose was very descriptive, readers will
easily imagine and certainly visualise all the events depicted.
I was absorbed from page one and
really couldn’t put it down; there were many unexpected twists and turns, the
suspense and intrigue gripped me which made it a thoroughly enjoyable read and
a real page-turner.
Journeying with the main
characters through their lives was exciting, more than interesting and jogged
my memory about events from around the world.
It is a fabulous
thought-provoking love story entwined with politics, sadness and an abundance
of happiness; although it is a work of fiction it reads as fact, very cleverly
done.
Reviewer - Anne Pritchard
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