Book Review – The Girl From Lace Island
by Joanna Rees (Pan) ISBN 9781447266648
Lace Island, a seemingly exotic fictional island off the coast of India is the focus of this story. Beyond the white sandy beaches and alluringly warm seas lurks a dark secret.
Definitely ‘chick lit’ steeped in romance, the story moves at a fast and mainly believable pace. The characters are Leila, brought up in this island paradise then uprooted to an English Boarding school where she endures months of misery, and Jess, brought up in abject poverty with a past, the glamorous young woman swept off her feet by a mysterious stranger.
Both these women’s lives are inextricably linked to Lace Island, its dark secret and the men they love and fear.
As a ‘forget about the real world holiday read’ I enjoyed the book and its intricately described intrigues. It is written in an easy to read manner with a well-developed plot which kept me riveted with its twists and turns.Â
Jane Evans
3/5