Secrets in Burracombe by Lilian Harry
Charity Shop: British Heart Foundation, Leeds
Charity: The British Heart Foundation is the biggest funder of heart research in the UK bhf.org.uk
Book Blurb: It is autumn 1953 and the villagers are making excited preparations for the wedding of their much-loved schoolteacher Stella Simmons. Everyone is delighted when Joe Tozer - who left Burracombe as a young man in 1919 - returns to visit his family. His life since emigrating to America has been a world away from rural Devon, but coming home, he soon falls in love with the place (and one particular person) all over again.
Expectation: An easy to read enjoyable story. Main storyline about Joe and 'Particular person'
Reality: A tale of life in a rural village just after the war. There is not one overriding storyline although they are quite nicely woven together at the end. The secrets alluded to in the title are made clear to the reader and are not particularly shocking.
Overall Rating
It was a struggle 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gripping page
to make it turner
Twist Scale:
Knew the beginning, As twisty as the
middle and end 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 bendy wendy road
from the first line
There is one twist in the tale, but I guessed correctly the ending from the first chapter
Tear-jerker Scale:
As dry as a house 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cried an ocean
throughout
It's after the war, it's a story of a lot of grieving people. I almost shed a tear at one point, and felt sad about the situation at others. Come to think of it, it was a fairly depressing story!
***
So ends the first review. If you want the book let me know, else it shall be returned to a charity shop. I will try to keep the reviews to the same format but am open to improvements, particularly new scales.
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