Member Review
Review by
Annette C, Librarian
This is a dual time line book set in 1962 and the present day. It has a bit of everything-romance, history, mystery, espionage and much more.
Dulcie has returned home to her Grandmother in Switzerland- unfortunately Lise is on end of life care and her days are numbered.
The book examines Lise’s early life in 1962 , at the beginning of her first marriage to Valentin , a Swiss diplomat as well as Dulcie’s 2026 sad vigil at her grandmother’s bedside where she meets an old friend of her grandmother.
As the two stories gradually unfold and intertwine, Dulcie, orphaned at a young age and knowing little of her family background, learns more and more,uncovering mysteries and secrets from the political world her grandmother and late grandfather inhabited in the 1960s Cold War era.
Both women meet the loves of their lives but there are very different outcomes.
I really liked both Dulcie and Lise, exceptionally strong women who are both loyal and brave. Both know their own minds too.
The plot was sufficiently fast moving so that “The Winter Guest”became a real page turner. I was keen to find out how both stories ended!
If you like historical romances with a mystery thrown in, this is definitely worth reading.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy.
Dulcie has returned home to her Grandmother in Switzerland- unfortunately Lise is on end of life care and her days are numbered.
The book examines Lise’s early life in 1962 , at the beginning of her first marriage to Valentin , a Swiss diplomat as well as Dulcie’s 2026 sad vigil at her grandmother’s bedside where she meets an old friend of her grandmother.
As the two stories gradually unfold and intertwine, Dulcie, orphaned at a young age and knowing little of her family background, learns more and more,uncovering mysteries and secrets from the political world her grandmother and late grandfather inhabited in the 1960s Cold War era.
Both women meet the loves of their lives but there are very different outcomes.
I really liked both Dulcie and Lise, exceptionally strong women who are both loyal and brave. Both know their own minds too.
The plot was sufficiently fast moving so that “The Winter Guest”became a real page turner. I was keen to find out how both stories ended!
If you like historical romances with a mystery thrown in, this is definitely worth reading.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy.
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