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Die Zomer In Ischia (2011)

by Penny Feeny(Favorite Author)

3.19 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

De Boekerij

review 1: I think it could have been a good story, but there was too much left undeveloped. There was a lot of detail about things that didn't matter, but there were details and explanations left out that did matter. Also, the characters were lacking, and not very likable. I would have given it three stars, just because it wasn't horrible, except for the unnecessary language and eye-rolling sex scenes. I did like the little comments and descriptions about Italy, which were spot on.
review 2: This was a really good, light and entertaining read. Set, unsurprisingly, on the island of Ischia, it tells the story of Helen and Liddy, two school friends working as au pairs for two strands of an Italian family. It's 1979 and Helen has persuaded Liddy to join her for the summer.... more It was meant to be an idyllic summer spent soaking up the sun and letting loose before returning to university. It's not long, however, before the ideal is replaced with a nightmare of kidnapped children and forbidden love affairs.Twenty-five years later Liddy befriends Helen's daughter, Allie, and starts a chain of events which will lead Allie to uncover the dark mysteries of her mother's past and leads her on her own voyage of discovery.The story flits seamlessly between 1979 and present day, and between the various characters' perspectives. It was easy to follow whose perspective the story had switched to. I found Helen very hard to empathise with in the early stages of the book but had similar problems with Liddy at some point. They were both flawed and thats really what makes them such real characters.All in all, I really enjoyed the book. It makes a great holiday read. less

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