Review: i adore Daisy Prescott-and this book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
Nothing I don't love about this book, world and characters. Professor and art researcher Selah (one of the women in the circle of friends from Daisy's other novels, but completely stand-alone) jets off to Ghana (via a few days in Amsterdam) for a sabbatical spent studying the female form in their historical culture. On her way there, an airport acquaintance with which she hits it off tells her to "look up her brother" Gerhard in Amsterdam. She does, and the normally semi-promiscuous/non-committal Selah is surprised to find herself thinking of him when she leaves for Ghana. Most of the book is set in Africa, and the cast of characters and rich setting are romantic and enthralling. She and Gerhard stay in touch via phone/text, and he hints that his "work" - which Selah presumes is high end global investment-related - might take him to another part of Africa, and it does...and the path these two meander along as they make their way to one another throughout the book is bumpy, interesting and richly told. Great, subtle underlying tension, realistic situations...and a hint of mystery so we really don't know for sure how things will turn out. Will read anything Daisy writes! Off to read Selah's pirate-erotica book next...