Thumbs down warning! Maybe I am being crabby. Despite the positive review last time, I found this tale of Victorian orphan Lily strangely unconvincing. From her over-idyllic time fostered in Suffolk to the over-appalling orphanage and her guilt for a murder committed, I could never quite believe in her. Quasi-Gothic melodrama or sob story? Whichever (or both?) Tremain unfortunately seems to me to be dealing in trite stereotypes. Very disappointing compared with her past output.
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 104 Spring 2022 ) |
