Wednesday 21 May 2014

The Sacred River - Wendy Wallace

Harriet Heron's life is almost over before it has even begun. At just twenty-three years of age, she is an invalid, over-protected and reclusive. Before it is too late, she must escape the fog of Victorian London for a place where she can breathe. Together with her devoted mother, Louisa, her god-fearing aunt, Yael, and a book of her own spells inspired by the Egyptian Book of the Dead, Harriet travels to a land where the air is tinged with rose and gold and for the first time begins to experience what it is to live. But a chance meeting on the voyage to Alexandria results in a dangerous friendship as Louisa's long-buried past returns, in the form of someone determined to destroy her by preying upon her daughter. As Harriet journeys towards a destiny no one could have foreseen, her aunt Yael is caught up in an Egypt on the brink of revolt and her mother must confront the spectres of her own youth.  

My thoughts:
It's the story about 3 women on a journey of a lifetime.

First there is Harriet who is slowly fading away in London. The air is killing her. She is fascinated with ancient Egypt and gets her doctor to say that the fresh warm air would be best for her (and it is, but Egypt is sure very far away.) She in her loneliness is actually something of a scholar. But at the same time she is very naive in her quest for freedom and to live.

Louisa is her mother and her secret from the past comes back to haunt them. I wished she had just told the truth, but ok the truth is hard but still. It could have saved them some trouble.

Yael is the aunt who is a devout Christian and see the plight of Egypt and wants to do something. And I did like what she did, she was no crusader, she was a humanitarian.

They are all running from something in a away and the each find something more. Well, almost.

Conclusion:
A good story, an interesting location too.

Cover
Nice

Paperback, 416 pages
Published April 24th 2014 by Simon & Schuster Ltd (first published July 4th 2013)
Historical fiction
For review

32 comments:

  1. This one sounds interesting. :)

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  2. Definitely sounds like an interesting story! Also, coverlove. I can't help it, pretty cover draws my eyes, lol :D

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    1. It's really pretty and even so more in my hand

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  3. The plot and the setting sound very good!

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  4. This sounds good!

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  5. Sounds interesting! And the cover is pretty :)

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  6. I like it has three generations of women, I wonder what the big secret is?

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  7. A nice change of pace cover.

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  8. I love the sound of this and love that span three generations of women :)

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  9. This sounds like something I would enjoy. I think I'll have to check this one out.

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  10. I like the sounds of this one and it's a very nice cover.

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  11. Ooo, Egypt during the Victorian Era is a unique setting!

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  12. Oh I love the cover of this one and the story is intriguing. Yes telling the thruth is always so easier!

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  13. I would like to read this one - Egypt!

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  14. I have this one but haven't read it yet. I'm glad you like it. ;)

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  15. Sounds good and I really like the cover.

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  16. That does sound interesting. I love the location!

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  17. I'm curious and I do like generational stories. Striking cover!

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  18. I think I'll check this one out b/c EGYPT ;)

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