Review: Original and funny!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2012
I had no idea a "huis clos" could be so funny! The tempo was perfect, with just enough of the reader's time spent getting to know Claire and Lucy and how their paths diverged, before meeting them in the present time in a chalet for a ski holiday with a whole group. Hello, long time no see!Everybody's problems and dramas were brilliantly laid out, a bit like in a theatre play. Everyone had some big, troubling "life questions" to sort out about taking responsibility for who they are and what they want out of life.A great addition was the little girl, Emilie, eavesdropping on everybody's secrets!Also, the ski holiday as a background provided plenty of opportunities to keep the action going, although most of it happens in the chalet.I could see some things coming but I also didn't guess a lot of them (sorry for being obscure but I don't want to give too much away).