What a family saga! I was glued to the almost 700 pages of The Angel Tree for three days. Ac compelling story about three generations of a family whose destiny touches a lot of other people unrelated. Tragedy, fame, love, beautiful scenery, drama, illnesses, motherhood, friendship: there is a lot going on in this novel spacing forty years and yet it doesn't seem too much as sometimes happen.
Lucinda Riley has demonstrated me yet again that she can hold my attention so well and involve me in the plot and the characters fully.
A must read family saga!
Overall rating: 8 Plot: 8 Writing style: 8 Cover: 6,5
The Plot:
Thirty years have passed since Greta left Marchmont Hall, a grand and beautiful house nestled in the hills of rural Monmouthshire. But when she returns to the Hall for Christmas, at the invitation of her old friend David Marchmont, she has no recollection of her past association with it – the result of a tragic accident that has blanked out more than two decades of her life. Then, during a walk through the wintry landscape, she stumbles across a grave in the woods, and the weathered inscription on the headstone tells her that a little boy is buried here . . .The poignant discovery strikes a chord in Greta's mind and soon ignites a quest to rediscover her lost memories. With David's help, she begins to piece together the fragments of not only her own story, but that of her daughter, Cheska, who was the tragic victim of circumstances beyond her control. And, most definitely, not the angel she appeared to be . .
The Author:
Lucinda Riley was born in Ireland, and after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first book aged twenty-four. Her books have been translated into over thirty five languages and sold fifteen million copies worldwide. She is a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller.
Lucinda is currently writing The Seven Sisters series, which tells the story of adopted sisters and is based allegorically on the mythology of the famous star constellation. The first five books, The Seven Sisters, The Storm Sister, The Shadow Sister, The Pearl Sister and The Moon Sister have all been No.1 bestsellers across the world, and the rights to a multi-season TV series have already been optioned by a Hollywood production company.
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