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Book three the Langford
Series
Fictional Saga
1800s
US / England
‘Anna’s hand holding the letter trembled as her vision rocked, going in
and out of focus. She felt as though she was falling backward and at the same
time rolling forward, expecting to land face first on the floor. She put her
hand on the table to brace herself. She no longer heard the songbirds in the
buckeye tree outside the window, or the hoofbeats on the cobblestones passing
the front door, or any sound at all. The world around her ceased to exist, only
the paper with Henry’s written words: his own account of what happened during
the past year. The entire time, she’d known he wasn’t telling her everything but
this … she could never have imagined any of it. The hard fact was, Henry will
never escape the truth.’
The interesting thing
about this series, apart, of course from being a set of engrossing tales and an absorbing
series, is that we see the main characters, Henry, Anna and Langsford, in a different
light in each story. And each story leaves you wondering about them – which in
turn leads to surprises in the next instalment. The narrative is engrossing, the political and mystery elements twist and turn equally so, and all I can say, without giving away any spoilers, is 'expect the unexpected' because Ms Wasserman, in addition to being a superb writer, is very adept at pulling surprises out of the bag.
1885 sees Anna and Henry in London, under difficult
circumstances, the narrative running on from 1884 No Boundaries, (not yet reviewed by #DDRevs) and then continuing in 1886 TiesThat Bind. Ms Wasserman is a very
talented writer, and certainly seems to know her detail, especially where
London in the late 1880s is concerned, but not just the city itself, its
streets and its sights and smells, its elegant thoroughfares and its dark, cobbled streets, but its inhabitants as well, all coming
vividly to life beneath the author’s skilled hands. The narrative ebbs and
flows between hope and trouble, just as in real life, with the characters
facing each step along the way just as real people do.
A worthy read – but
start with 1884 to gain the full
appreciation of Ms Wasserman’s excellent tales!
© Ellen Hill
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