Review: Nothing but praise for Gillard's superb storytelling!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2013
Reading a Linda Gillard book is like being in the grip of a particularly serious virus - in a good way! But you aren't getting out until the thing has run its course. Gillard knows how to grab the reader by the scruff of his or her neck and tug - and I mean tug hard. The reader is transported into her story, and that is that.This is the third of Gillard's books that I've read, so I know of what I speak. The Glass Guardian is a superb mystery slowing unwinding before the reader like a ball of yarn. Gillard fans will be glad to discover everything they have grown to love - classical music, gardens, an old Scottish home, an almost fantastical setting, and best of all, a strong female protagonist to guide us along the path of the story.The novel contains haunting tidbits of history as the reader is taken back to the trenches of WWI. And then there is the image of the man captured in the stained glass window in the upper hall of Tigh na Linne - the mystery that surrounds a faithful guardian. The book is overflowing with musical, literary, and biblical connections.I loved this book and couldn't put it down until the last page was turned. Nothing but praise for Linda Gillard's superb storytelling ability.