Review: A period-piece with a good mix of History, Violence and Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
The story starts with the birth of Elizabeth in 1895. In the introductory chapter we come to know about her devastated life. Now she is already 49. She, Lady Elizabeth Sutton had already lost her husband in the 1st world war and the 2nd world war took away the lives of her daughter-in-law and the unborn grandchild. For the last three years, she was living in an 800 acre estate, in Essex, owned by her family. Her only son, Cain, is posted in France to serve the royal forces. He is the only reason that has kept Elizabeth alive, otherwise, she would have lost her lust for life. 16th June, 1944, Ann Woodeville, an old friend of Lady Sutton, comes to pay a visit. Her purpose was to convince Elizabeth to change the way she is living her life. She thinks it would be good for her friend to get out more often or spend a night out, or even go to London and stay there for 3-4 days. Anyway, Elizabeth refuses to agree. Some days later she comes to know from Ann's brother that Ann has been murdered brutally!Cain returns to England after staying in France for 14 months. There was a surprise waiting for him. He had something to discover. Enough of things have happened in between. Vasile has been introduced already and later we'll come to know about a little girl named Shalmia Taylor. Who are they and what they got to do with the story? Well, if you are intrigued, grab a copy and find out for yourself. You won't be disappointed. Just remember one thing, there are descriptions of some violent scenes in this book. It fits there as this is a vampire story. But if you are the kind of reader who get offended by these kinds of things, remember the caution. For others, it's really enjoyable and written in a very easy-to-get language. Hope you'll like it too.