Review: A must read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 5, 2013
Over the past few days I had the delight to read Carmen Stefanescu's  novel `Shadows of the past'. A novel that beautifully weaves together tales of the past and modern times.Anne, the heroine, is a successful businesswoman who tried to rekindle her relationship with Neil after a two-year separation. They leave for a one-week trip during which they camp in a strange forest. A dream Anne has leads to the discovery of human bones and a bejeweled cross in the hollow of a tree. The discovery opens the door to the life of Genevieve, a nun from medieval England, but also stirs an evil spirit that lurks in the forest and hunts the ruins of an abbey nearby.Although much different in personalities, Genevieve and Anne are connected in a way that the reader will want to discover, avidly reading to the last page thanks to Carmen Stefanescu's wonderful writing. A novel that I couldn't put down, touching, tragic, suspenseful, simply compelling.Carmen Stefanescu's novel is a riveting story that will make the reader fall in love with its enticing mystery, skillfully blending elements of love and hatred, magic and superstitions, murder and repentance. I gladly give it a FIVE STARS.