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In the Midst of Winter by @isabelallende

By Pamelascott

In the Midst of Winter by @isabelallende

Amid the biggest Brooklyn snowstorm in living memory, an unexpected friendship blossoms between three people thrown together by circumstance. Richard Bowmaster, a lonely university professor in his sixties, hits the car driven by Evelyn Ortega, a young, undocumented migrant from Guatemala. But what at first seems an inconvenience takes an unforeseen and darker turn when Evelyn comes to him and his neighbour Lucia Maraz, desperately seeking help. Sweeping from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala to turbulent 1970s Chile and Brazil, and woven with Isabel Allende's trademark humanity, passion and storytelling verve, In the Midst of Winter is a mesmerizing and unforgettable tale.

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At the end of December 2015 winter had not yet reached Brooklyn. LUCIA

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(@AtriaBooks, 31 October 2017, ebook, 353 pages, borrowed from @GlasgowLib via @OverDriveInc, #POPSUGARReadingChallenge, a book by a Latinx author)

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This is a new author for me. In the Midst of Winter is not the book I was expecting at all based on the front cover which doesn't suit it all. The book is much darker than I thought it would be and all the better for that. I loved the way Richard, Evelyn and Lucia are thrown together by circumstances and chance. I enjoyed the forays into the past of each character and the moments that led them to the moment they meet. I also loved the dark undertones when Richard and Lucia discover just what is in the boot of the car Evelyn is driving. I was mesmerised.

Midst Winter @isabelallende

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