August 29, 2007
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Here’s another book that I have ended up devouring pretty quickly. The premise is that the narrator is holding onto a life long secret and of course you won’t find out what this is until the very end. I found that I wasn’t overly concerned with figuring out or knowing the secret as the story in itself kept me interested. Set in the early 1900’s, the story revolves around the life of a privileged family in the English countryside and the narrator was one of their servants. It was endearing to see the level of commitment that a servant could have to their employer and life from their point of view. There is so much self sacrifice to being in service which is pretty admirable. There’s a lot which made this book appealing with many interesting topics are covered: life during the war, industrialisation, women’s rights, sibling rivalry, ageing etc. All in all a very good story and light read which is what you need at times after completing some heavier reading or during the summertime.
Four out of five
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