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By Sally Beauman

Genre : historical fiction

Historical fiction is my latest fad. I came across Sally Beauman when I read her foreward of ' Rebecca' by Daphne du maurier. Like the back cover said , 'Downton Abbey' meets 'Death on the Nile', this book really kept me going till the end. Over 800 pages long, this saga spans over the life time of Lucy Payne. The story takes us from 1922 when a 11 year old Lucy spends time in Egypt recuperating from an illness, where she meets girls Frances and Rose, and begins a life time of friendship till present day London where she spends time reminiscing her childhood. Most of the story is told from a growing child's perspective, which is interesting in itself. The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, which was an actual historical event, plays an important role in the book. While some of the characters are fictional many are actual historical figures like Lord Carnarvon who sponsored the dig and Howard Carter who discovered the tomb.

I loved this book for the story, friendship, secrets, wonderful characters, and a nice historical setting. The flow of words is beautiful and makes it for a breezy read, though the book is a tad bit long. 


👍 Well researched historical setting, real life events,brilliant description, well written

👎 A bit lengthy, certain unexplained loose ends, few illogical turns


Would definitely recommend this book of you like historical fiction. I enjoyed reading this book


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