Review: Fascinating story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 8, 2013
"White Heaven Women" by Jessie B. Tyson is a well accomplished work of fiction that has a lot going for it:First there is the fascinating and accurately portrayed historical setting of England around 1899 that brilliantly depicts the class system and morals of the time. There are heart breaking scenes about the ignorance and the hardships of those days, but I better not spoil them for you.The story is driven by a selection of excellent characters who are living some 100 years apart. The links between them are established through supernatural or paranormal elements, namely ghost appearances, reincarnation and psychics. I will admit that these are my favourite supernatural ingredients for a story but the way Tyson has incorprorated them into the story is creative and highly original. Both narratives work well on their own as well as in their interactions. Tyson has woven in a lot of issues in her story, so don't think this is a boring ghost story with nothing more to it. Far from it!Cleverly plotted and holding a tight dramatic curve the story entertains as well as it teaches us a thing or two about history and human ignorance. A fascinating read and a real treat.