Tag Archive | Romola Farr

Eva Is Waiting by Romola Farr

Apr1

Highly Entertaining

Eva Is Waiting by Romola Farr is a gripping historical novel that I read in just two sittings.

The action is set in 1965 at a girls school. It is a time of uncertainty, only twenty years since World War II ended and is fresh in the minds of all. It is now at the height of the Cold War – a time of mistrust.

Historians will know of Berlin being split into four zones. The Stasi had far-reaching fingers and underhand tactics.

We see that war criminals hid in plain sight, blending in and denying their past.

The lead character is a teenager who finds herself haunted by a young Jewish girl who disappeared ten years earlier. Shadowy figures are seen, and the past is re-lived through dreams.

It is a time of awakening as the teen is on the verge between adulthood and childhood. The swinging sixties were definitely swinging in the girls boarding school!

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Where The Water Flows by Romola Farr

Mar5

A Page Turner

Where the Water Flows by Romola Farr is an intriguing novel that consumed me as I read.

The reader is drawn in at the start as we witness a natural disaster before the action goes back in time a few weeks, in order to see just what led up to that moment.

The village is made up of an eclectic mix of characters. There are residents and visitors as we share life’s ups and downs.

An outbreak of COVID reminds the reader of the unprecedented times that we have lived through. Mentions of injections and ppe remind us of the seriousness of the situation.

Life has dealt blows. All the characters have pasts. Some are consumed by them. Others are looking for justice. And still others are seeking atonement.

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