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ISBN: | 1780875320 (ISBN13: 9781780875323) |
Edition Language: | English |
James Long
Hardcover | Pages: 472 pages Rating: 4.05 | 407 Users | 73 Reviews
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In a Somerset village, a teenage boy confronts a teacher with a story he should know nothing about. The boy's impossible knowledge uncovers memories Michael Martin has done his utmost to forget - and soon propels him into danger. As Martin confronts his past once more, three girls arrive in the village of Pen Selwood, one of them drawn by an ancient instinct to find a man called Ferney. Her actions reignite a love story, an instinct that cannot be broken, irrespective of the hurt and danger it brings to those around them...Specify About Books The Lives She Left Behind
Title | : | The Lives She Left Behind |
Author | : | James Long |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 472 pages |
Published | : | September 27th 2011 by Quercus (first published January 1st 2010) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Romance |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 407 Users | 73 ReviewsCriticism About Books The Lives She Left Behind
I read "Ferney" some years ago, and was left wanting the sequel. However, as another reviewer said, it needed the wait to get into real-time mode. The current time-scape was well done- in 20 years time it will still be a good read without too much transient out-of-date slang language, and technology was skilfully represented to take that into account. But that is what these books are about (apart from being good yarns with a good dollop of intense romance thrown in)is the detail of everydayThis is a review of both Ferney and its sequel The Lives She Left Behind.While Mike and Gally Martin are looking for a country home they stumble across a ramshackle cottage to which Gally feels strangely drawn. The whole village seems familiar to her and Ferney, an old man who wanders the local countryside, seems particularly keen to get to know her. Gally feels a mounting connection to the cottage and to Ferney, who must wait patiently until she is ready to hear and accept the truth about their
Interesting reincarnation romance. Should probably have read the first book before this though.
When I first started reading this book I couldn't believe that it was written by the same author as Ferney. However after a few chapters it soon kicked in and became more interesting.At times I felt quite anxious but I liked the ending which was a good conclusion to the two books.
18 years after the conclusion of Ferney, poor old Mike Martin is going through the wringer again. Ferney ended on a cliffhanger, and you just knew it wouldnt have a happy ending. That unhappy no, tragic - ending is heartbreakingly illuminated in this sequel and one wonders how Mike has managed to cope with his life and remain sane. He is a very different character now, older, and something of a hollow shell. Could things really get any worse for Mike? Well, yes they can actually, as someone
A well written book, just my sort of thing!!!
The Lives She Left Behind is the sequel to James Long's novel Ferney. I struggle to think of any sequel that is better than the original that inspired it, nor even one that lives up to it. That said, The Lives She Left Behind is a good read. James Long has to deal with some awkward logistics to honour the integrity of the original story. This means, in particular, that Ferney and Gally are teenagers. Consequently the book becomes cluttered up with parents and school friends, necessary secondary
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