Mel has a secret she doesn't want Ray, her new love, to know. This blends a fairy tale of sorts with the present. It's an interesting read.

I found the structure of this book disjointed, so much so, I abandoned reading it after reading 30%.
It is very rare that I give up reading a book, I found the olde world storyline annoying and it broke my concentration.

Fairy tale

This book holds two stories, interwoven, built around the same character: Mel. I don't want to go into what the story is about, because that will ruin how Sue Barnard wrote it- her build up of suspense. I have a more favourable opinion of the book, now that all the secrets are out. I especially liked the unpredictability, something that can't be said for old and ancient fairy tale. But I have to say that after reading the first chapters, I thought about abandoning it. The only thing that kept me turning the page was the history in the story and the fact that the book, itself, is not that long. When reading this book, I was reminded of a book I recently read that shares quite a similar writing style, in way of structure and inclusion of history: T A William's Chasing Shadows.

I did find it remarkable how the author chose a new way of making a fairy tale contemporary, without removing the endearing history behind the tale as books of this kind are accustomed to doing. Fans of Age of Adaline, a really good film, and historical fiction novels or even just fairy tales would appreciate this title.