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The Cedar Tree
In the spring of 1949, Stella O’Riain flees her home – a sheep property on the barren edge of the Strzelecki Desert. She leaves behind the graves of her husband Joe and her baby daughter. With no money and limited options, Stella accepts her brother-in-law Harry’s offer to live at the O’Riain cane farm in the Richmond Valley. There she hopes to get answers to the questions that plague her about her marriage. However Harry refuses to discuss Joe or the family’s secrets, even forbidding her to speak to the owner of the neighbouring property.Nearly a century earlier in County Tipperary, Irish cousins Brandon and Sean O’Riain also fled their homes – as wanted criminals. By 1867, they are working as cedar-cutters in New South Wales’s lush green Richmond Valley. But while Brandon embraces the opportunities this new country offers, Sean refuses to let go of the past. And one cousin is about to make a dangerous choice that will have devastating consequences down the generations . . .
367 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 3, 2020
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About the author
Nicole Alexander
36 books188 followersNicole Alexander is the author of eleven novels: The Bark Cutters, A Changing Land, Absolution Creek, Sunset Ridge, The Great Plains, Wild Lands, River Run, An Uncommon Woman, Stone Country, The Cedar Tree and The Last Station.
The Limestone Road will be published March 2025.
Awards: The Bark Cutters - short-listed for an Australian Book Industry Award.
Non-fiction includes;
Poetry: Divertissements: Love. War. Society. - a Anthologies: Dear Mum / Great Australian Writers
Nicole lives in north-west NSW, Australia
The Limestone Road will be published March 2025.
Awards: The Bark Cutters - short-listed for an Australian Book Industry Award.
Non-fiction includes;
Poetry: Divertissements: Love. War. Society. - a Anthologies: Dear Mum / Great Australian Writers
Nicole lives in north-west NSW, Australia
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April 13, 2020
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4.5 stars
‘She walked through the woody maze trying to visualize the area as it had once been, a place thick with large cedar trees. The point of cutting them down was lost on her. Particularly as the remain-ing stumps made the area unsuitable for law or garden beds and a grouping of stately timber would have done much to cut back on summer’s western sun. Beyond the stumps, the lone remaining cedar tree she’d first seen at the top of the garden stood in the middle of the fence.’
Nicole Alexander, the author of The Cedar Tree, is a grazier through and through. Alexander’s family has bravely conquered Australia’s arid land for well over a century. This has put the author of The Cedar Tree in an excellent position, as she has directly drawn on her family background to help shape her novels. Alexander’s latest is a resonant family generational saga, traversing time and place, along with politics, land ownership, religion and duty. This sweeping tale draws the reader in from the start point, to the finish line.
Nicole Alexander introduces the O’Riain clan to her audience through The Cedar Tree. We meet Stella, a woman who can longer exist in the suffocating confines of her home in the Strzelecki Desert and she makes a run for it, leaving behind a trail of loss. As this is the 1940s, there are little options available to Stella as a woman in the run. She reluctantly accepts the help of her troubled brother in law Harry. This sees Stella move from the harsh conditions of the Strzelecki Desert, to Richmond Valley. At her brother in law’s cane farm, Stella tries to make some in roads with her husband’s family and she hopes to unlock the secrets his family are withholding. But Stella is thwarted all the way by their silence and opposition. Linked to Stella’s remarkable journey is that of two Irish cousins, Brandon and Sean O’Riain. These two young men arrive on Australia’s shores from Ireland, fleeing religious fractions, political wars and criminal activity. They forge a new life for themselves in the heart of NSW’s Richmond Valley, a place that is filled with the riches of cedar trees. As the two men toil on the land as cedar cutters, one is thankful for his new life in the lucky country. Meanwhile, the other will struggle to come to terms with the past. The Cedar Tree highlights the power of decisions that are made by generations past, to directly impact on their descendants in the future.
Nicole Alexander certainly lives up to the label attached to her name as a respected Australian author. Hailed as ‘the heart of Australian storytelling’, Nicole Alexander has diligently carved out a successful career in the Australian historical fiction field since the release of her first novel. I have remained a dedicated fan of Alexander’s work since I first set eyes on her novel Absolution Creek in 2013. Since then, I have looked forward to each new release she has presented to her readership. The Cedar Tree is yet another absolutely enthralling tale from Alexander. What impressed me the most about this novel was the level of first hand research that went into the production process of this novel.
After viewing a promotional clip from Nicole Alexander via her publisher, Penguin Books Australia’s website, I was quite taken aback when I discovered just how much research and the type of research that went into this latest novel. Not only has Alexander drawn on her own family’s history and archives, she also conducted a significant amount of first hand research. Alexander went on daily expeditions across the areas in which she covers in The Cedar Tree. Not all the lands were lush and green like Richmond Valley. Alexander trekked areas in the arid and inhospitable Strzelecki Desert to help inform her 1940s based sequences of the novel. The dedication Alexander has displayed to her research ensures that every landscape based scene in this novel is described to perfection. It is precise, descriptive and clear. I have a great deal of respect for the author in regards to her locale references within The Cedar Tree, which forms a significant portion of the novel.
Alexander divides her latest novel across different viewpoints, time periods and locations. The Cedar Tree travels from green rolling hills of Ireland, through to the dry dirt scrub of Australia’s desert, to the tranquil beauty of the Richmond Valley, the epicentre of the Australian cedar tree industry. I really appreciated gleaning more about the cedar industry as a whole. The production and labour process was very interesting. Likewise, through Stella’s husband Joe, we learn much more about the gruelling and tough conditions of running a station in remote Australia. Alexander does a fine job immersing us in the way of life of the characters that populate her novel, within their respective backdrops.
The Cedar Tree represents a moving family saga, which is full of secrets to discover, fractions to overcome and strained relations. There are moments of love, but also pure heartbreak and despair. Alexander also uses this novel to zone in on religious tensions, disrespect of other cultures, political issues and land ownership constraints. There are emotional areas, where the author looks as marital breakdown, loss, the pressure to conform, intimacy, conception, birth, mental illness, isolation, family loyalty and duty. The Cedar Tree features a full and involving narrative, but Alexander has the ability to completely entrench her reader in the unfolding events of her rich tale.
A revealing and confronting family chronicle, The Cedar Tree marks yet another historical fiction triumph from a true specialist in this field, Nicole Alexander.
*I wish to thank Penguin Books Australia for providing me with a free copy of this book for review purposes.
The Cedar Tree is book #41 of the Australian Women Writers Challenge
4.5 stars
‘She walked through the woody maze trying to visualize the area as it had once been, a place thick with large cedar trees. The point of cutting them down was lost on her. Particularly as the remain-ing stumps made the area unsuitable for law or garden beds and a grouping of stately timber would have done much to cut back on summer’s western sun. Beyond the stumps, the lone remaining cedar tree she’d first seen at the top of the garden stood in the middle of the fence.’
Nicole Alexander, the author of The Cedar Tree, is a grazier through and through. Alexander’s family has bravely conquered Australia’s arid land for well over a century. This has put the author of The Cedar Tree in an excellent position, as she has directly drawn on her family background to help shape her novels. Alexander’s latest is a resonant family generational saga, traversing time and place, along with politics, land ownership, religion and duty. This sweeping tale draws the reader in from the start point, to the finish line.
Nicole Alexander introduces the O’Riain clan to her audience through The Cedar Tree. We meet Stella, a woman who can longer exist in the suffocating confines of her home in the Strzelecki Desert and she makes a run for it, leaving behind a trail of loss. As this is the 1940s, there are little options available to Stella as a woman in the run. She reluctantly accepts the help of her troubled brother in law Harry. This sees Stella move from the harsh conditions of the Strzelecki Desert, to Richmond Valley. At her brother in law’s cane farm, Stella tries to make some in roads with her husband’s family and she hopes to unlock the secrets his family are withholding. But Stella is thwarted all the way by their silence and opposition. Linked to Stella’s remarkable journey is that of two Irish cousins, Brandon and Sean O’Riain. These two young men arrive on Australia’s shores from Ireland, fleeing religious fractions, political wars and criminal activity. They forge a new life for themselves in the heart of NSW’s Richmond Valley, a place that is filled with the riches of cedar trees. As the two men toil on the land as cedar cutters, one is thankful for his new life in the lucky country. Meanwhile, the other will struggle to come to terms with the past. The Cedar Tree highlights the power of decisions that are made by generations past, to directly impact on their descendants in the future.
Nicole Alexander certainly lives up to the label attached to her name as a respected Australian author. Hailed as ‘the heart of Australian storytelling’, Nicole Alexander has diligently carved out a successful career in the Australian historical fiction field since the release of her first novel. I have remained a dedicated fan of Alexander’s work since I first set eyes on her novel Absolution Creek in 2013. Since then, I have looked forward to each new release she has presented to her readership. The Cedar Tree is yet another absolutely enthralling tale from Alexander. What impressed me the most about this novel was the level of first hand research that went into the production process of this novel.
After viewing a promotional clip from Nicole Alexander via her publisher, Penguin Books Australia’s website, I was quite taken aback when I discovered just how much research and the type of research that went into this latest novel. Not only has Alexander drawn on her own family’s history and archives, she also conducted a significant amount of first hand research. Alexander went on daily expeditions across the areas in which she covers in The Cedar Tree. Not all the lands were lush and green like Richmond Valley. Alexander trekked areas in the arid and inhospitable Strzelecki Desert to help inform her 1940s based sequences of the novel. The dedication Alexander has displayed to her research ensures that every landscape based scene in this novel is described to perfection. It is precise, descriptive and clear. I have a great deal of respect for the author in regards to her locale references within The Cedar Tree, which forms a significant portion of the novel.
Alexander divides her latest novel across different viewpoints, time periods and locations. The Cedar Tree travels from green rolling hills of Ireland, through to the dry dirt scrub of Australia’s desert, to the tranquil beauty of the Richmond Valley, the epicentre of the Australian cedar tree industry. I really appreciated gleaning more about the cedar industry as a whole. The production and labour process was very interesting. Likewise, through Stella’s husband Joe, we learn much more about the gruelling and tough conditions of running a station in remote Australia. Alexander does a fine job immersing us in the way of life of the characters that populate her novel, within their respective backdrops.
The Cedar Tree represents a moving family saga, which is full of secrets to discover, fractions to overcome and strained relations. There are moments of love, but also pure heartbreak and despair. Alexander also uses this novel to zone in on religious tensions, disrespect of other cultures, political issues and land ownership constraints. There are emotional areas, where the author looks as marital breakdown, loss, the pressure to conform, intimacy, conception, birth, mental illness, isolation, family loyalty and duty. The Cedar Tree features a full and involving narrative, but Alexander has the ability to completely entrench her reader in the unfolding events of her rich tale.
A revealing and confronting family chronicle, The Cedar Tree marks yet another historical fiction triumph from a true specialist in this field, Nicole Alexander.
*I wish to thank Penguin Books Australia for providing me with a free copy of this book for review purposes.
The Cedar Tree is book #41 of the Australian Women Writers Challenge
March 10, 2020
This is a fascinating story heaped with facts from the past and a twist at the end that had me stunned, this is my first Nicole Alexander book but it won’t be my last, a compelling page turner getting to know the characters Brandon, Sean and Maggie from Ireland 1864 to Australia 1949 and getting to know Stella and Joe and the secrets that link these people.
It is 1949 and Stella O’Riain has spent seven years married to Joe and living on the edge of the Strzelecki Desert on Kirooma a sheep station, it is a desolate and very dry place a lot different from the city of Sydney where Stella grew up with her Italian parents, but she shows her strength and gets on with life but when she loses her baby and then her husband, she is left with no money and not a lot of choices. Her brother in law Harry offers her a place to live on their sugar cane farm in the Richmond Valley to help care for his wife, she takes this up hoping to learn more about the husband she did not know very well.
Harry is not too keen to discuss his younger brother and Stella is told not to visit the neighbour, who lives beyond the cedar tree, it is not long before Stella goes beyond the tree and meets Irish the old man who lives next door, now Stella learns a lot about Joe and the family who ran to Australia back in 1864 as criminals and she learns of the cedar cutters Brandon and Sean and what came between them and caused the rift that has lasted through two generations.
MS Alexander has painted a vivid description of life in the Richmond Valley for the cedar-cutters and the way they lived in the early days the conflict between two faiths and cousins who thought very differently and the problems this caused, and then 1942 how hard life was living on a dry and barren sheep station on the edge of a desert and the strength that one woman shows to do what she can to get her husband to open up. I did very much enjoy this book it shows what love, faith and betrayal can do to families, I do highly recommend this one.
It is 1949 and Stella O’Riain has spent seven years married to Joe and living on the edge of the Strzelecki Desert on Kirooma a sheep station, it is a desolate and very dry place a lot different from the city of Sydney where Stella grew up with her Italian parents, but she shows her strength and gets on with life but when she loses her baby and then her husband, she is left with no money and not a lot of choices. Her brother in law Harry offers her a place to live on their sugar cane farm in the Richmond Valley to help care for his wife, she takes this up hoping to learn more about the husband she did not know very well.
Harry is not too keen to discuss his younger brother and Stella is told not to visit the neighbour, who lives beyond the cedar tree, it is not long before Stella goes beyond the tree and meets Irish the old man who lives next door, now Stella learns a lot about Joe and the family who ran to Australia back in 1864 as criminals and she learns of the cedar cutters Brandon and Sean and what came between them and caused the rift that has lasted through two generations.
MS Alexander has painted a vivid description of life in the Richmond Valley for the cedar-cutters and the way they lived in the early days the conflict between two faiths and cousins who thought very differently and the problems this caused, and then 1942 how hard life was living on a dry and barren sheep station on the edge of a desert and the strength that one woman shows to do what she can to get her husband to open up. I did very much enjoy this book it shows what love, faith and betrayal can do to families, I do highly recommend this one.
April 6, 2020
I’ve said it before and I will say it again – Nicole Alexander is an absolute gem! Australian historical fiction at its best and if you love generational fiction, set in atmospheric conditions that transport you to another time a place, this is the book for you. I wasn’t sure which timeline I liked the best, but probably the one in 1864 where cousins Brandon and Sean, accused of murder flee Ireland for Australia. They become cedar cuttars (you could fairly smell the timber in the forests!) and we follow Brandon who wants to make the future a success and Sean who cannot let go of the past. Then we have Stella – 1949 – widowed and going to live at her brother – in – laws farm. She wants to find out more about her husband and his past while she is there as their relationship was not that good. What a story to get lost in…..highly recommend.
March 16, 2020
The Cedar Tree is a compelling generational saga by Nicole Alexander.
“She supposed that all of them were branded, in some way. By parents and lovers, siblings and friends, even husbands and wives. And some cuts went far deeper than others.”
In 1864 cousins, Brandon and Sean O’Riain, are accused of murder and, forced to flee Ireland or be hanged, they emigrate to Australia. There they find work as cedar cutters in Richmond Valley, northern NSW, but while Brandon looks towards the future, Sean can’t let go of the past.
In 1949, Stella O’Riain, recently widowed, arrives at her brother-in- law’s cane sugar farm in the Richmond Valley where she has agreed to care for his injured wife in return for bed and board. Here, Stella hopes to find answers that will explain her husband’s obsession with their former home, Kirooma Station in the far west of NSW, that ultimately lead to his death.
Exploring the themes of family, duty, faith, and freedom, the narrative of The Cedar Tree unfolds primarily from the perspectives of Brandon O’Riain and Stella O’Riain, alternating between timelines until it reaches the point the two characters intersect.
I was quickly caught up in the conflicts between the O’Riain cousins as Brandon’s repeated attempts to protect his cousin from Sean’s own selfish and reckless behaviour backfires, eventually leading to an accident that results in a deep rift between them. Unwilling to accept responsibility for his own actions, Sean nurtures a grudge so strong it blights the lives of his sons, Harry and Joe.
I found Stella to be a sympathetic character as a naive young woman who finds herself out of her depth on an isolated property with an inattentive husband. His death, and the death of her child, leaves her desperate to understand the choices Joe O’Riain made, but for which his estranged brother, Harry, purports to have no answers. As the two timelines converge however Stella finally learns some of the secrets that provides her with explanation she craves, and reveals her own.
With a strong sense of place, interesting historical detail, and compelling characterisation, The Cedar Tree is a well-written, absorbing tale sure to engage and entertain.
“She supposed that all of them were branded, in some way. By parents and lovers, siblings and friends, even husbands and wives. And some cuts went far deeper than others.”
In 1864 cousins, Brandon and Sean O’Riain, are accused of murder and, forced to flee Ireland or be hanged, they emigrate to Australia. There they find work as cedar cutters in Richmond Valley, northern NSW, but while Brandon looks towards the future, Sean can’t let go of the past.
In 1949, Stella O’Riain, recently widowed, arrives at her brother-in- law’s cane sugar farm in the Richmond Valley where she has agreed to care for his injured wife in return for bed and board. Here, Stella hopes to find answers that will explain her husband’s obsession with their former home, Kirooma Station in the far west of NSW, that ultimately lead to his death.
Exploring the themes of family, duty, faith, and freedom, the narrative of The Cedar Tree unfolds primarily from the perspectives of Brandon O’Riain and Stella O’Riain, alternating between timelines until it reaches the point the two characters intersect.
I was quickly caught up in the conflicts between the O’Riain cousins as Brandon’s repeated attempts to protect his cousin from Sean’s own selfish and reckless behaviour backfires, eventually leading to an accident that results in a deep rift between them. Unwilling to accept responsibility for his own actions, Sean nurtures a grudge so strong it blights the lives of his sons, Harry and Joe.
I found Stella to be a sympathetic character as a naive young woman who finds herself out of her depth on an isolated property with an inattentive husband. His death, and the death of her child, leaves her desperate to understand the choices Joe O’Riain made, but for which his estranged brother, Harry, purports to have no answers. As the two timelines converge however Stella finally learns some of the secrets that provides her with explanation she craves, and reveals her own.
With a strong sense of place, interesting historical detail, and compelling characterisation, The Cedar Tree is a well-written, absorbing tale sure to engage and entertain.
May 28, 2021
This book was different to the ones I usually read. I have never read this author before. I throughly enjoyed it. I love how it was written in sections of their life’s. I thought the characters were strong. I was got smacked with the ending though. Great book.
April 8, 2020
Wow Nicole that was a really good read whilst learning a bit about the Cedar Cutters and life on the land back in the 1860’s....and what a twist at the end! Had me gobsmacked!
August 29, 2020
Great story spanning two centuries, on life in the Australian outback. One story focuses on Brandon, Sean and Maggie who flee Ireland after Sean kills their landlord, to settle in Australia. The boys become cedar lumberjacks, selling the timber to earn money. Brandon settles down while Sean is restless and a bit wild. The other story-line involves Stella marrying Joe who has bought a property in the middle of Australia to become a grazier. Joe leaves Stella for long periods of time to check his vast property and Stella is desperately lonely. The stories intertwine towards the end with some surprising revelations.
September 9, 2020
A lovely representation of outback country Australia. Nice descriptions and poetic feel. The story is set in 3 timelines. there was a lot of themes which made me feel each theme wasn’t explored as deeply as it deserved. Themes of Italian immigration experience, differing personalities from experiences, city vs country, isolation, family historical feuds, current family feuds, Irish history/experiences of children, Irish religious conflict and types of farming.
Even though a lot was going on the book is slow to warm up and then gradually draws the reader in.
Even though a lot was going on the book is slow to warm up and then gradually draws the reader in.
October 4, 2021
I thought I would really like this book but something for me fell flat. The story covers two timelines - one a newly widowed woman who is returning to the house of her husband's family, the other two Irish cousins who were the ancestors of her husband. The story is really about how the events and hurts of past can play on the the present if we allow them to.
August 25, 2025
Fascinating Australian historical fiction!
April 12, 2020
I really enjoyed this book. All I’ll say is , I never expected that!
June 21, 2020
Loved it. A great read
July 25, 2020
When I began this book, I thought I might have read another of Nicole's books but I was wrong; it reminded me of Jane Harper's books which I love.
As a 4th-generation grazier, Nicole obviously knows her stuff when it comes to the outback and life on the land. There's the brutality of the weather and landscape, the tragedy of stock deaths, the thirst, the remoteness, the loneliness. All convincing stuff to thread through a great storyline that held me captive to the last page.
As a 4th-generation grazier, Nicole obviously knows her stuff when it comes to the outback and life on the land. There's the brutality of the weather and landscape, the tragedy of stock deaths, the thirst, the remoteness, the loneliness. All convincing stuff to thread through a great storyline that held me captive to the last page.
September 16, 2020
Wonderful!!! Utterly fabulous!! It’s been a slow read for me for many reasons but one I’ve thoroughly enjoyed with slower pace.
This book helped fill my daily thoughts of Brandon, Joe & Stella instead of the crazy, awful world of today.
Thank you NA for another brilliant and beautifully written story! Much love 😘
This book helped fill my daily thoughts of Brandon, Joe & Stella instead of the crazy, awful world of today.
Thank you NA for another brilliant and beautifully written story! Much love 😘
August 21, 2021
A timeless story of families and the role of religion, race and pride destroying people.
July 15, 2020
It’s quite mind blowing to consider the amount of research that must go into a historical novel. I have read a few of Nicole’s books now and always enjoy them immensely. I had the pleasure of hearing her speak at my local library just as Stone Country was being released. I look forward to reading more of her books about our wonderful wide brown land.
April 18, 2020
This was an intriguing story. Two timelines that eventually dovetail together. Old hurts, injustices, secrets and lost love emerge in this well plotted novel. A ripping ending too. I enjoyed the historical background to this as well.
September 6, 2020
An enjoyable read with some historical background as a basis for the content.
I liked how the story slowly unfolded, not always giving you all the information required but allowing ones mind to infer what has occurred . The story is a bit melancholic but not in an off putting way. The ending took me by surprise. Recommended if you like Australian content and rural environments.
I liked how the story slowly unfolded, not always giving you all the information required but allowing ones mind to infer what has occurred . The story is a bit melancholic but not in an off putting way. The ending took me by surprise. Recommended if you like Australian content and rural environments.
February 16, 2020
This was my first Nicole Alexander story and I wasn't disappointed. Beautiful imagery, gritty characters and such conflict between family, duty, religion and the unforgiving outback. A great dance between intertwining stories from 1860s and 1949, I thought it extremely well told, with plenty of facts sprinkled throughout.
May 17, 2020
A great read with a twist I wasn't expecting.
August 19, 2021
Gripping family saga going through the cultures, years and whys of one man's strongest wish to have his family's land yet families come and go as do the women in sickness and health, drought and flooding rains, bankruptcy and wealth we've all experienced this or yet to!
'Life is what you make it' someone said but wouldn't it be great if life comes with a book to let us know how futures pan out no surprises for a woman who 'thought she knew her husband' she may have thought travelling further she would get her answers to the family she married into.
When in fact she was already with her family in the true sense of belonging.
'Life is what you make it' someone said but wouldn't it be great if life comes with a book to let us know how futures pan out no surprises for a woman who 'thought she knew her husband' she may have thought travelling further she would get her answers to the family she married into.
When in fact she was already with her family in the true sense of belonging.
July 3, 2020
Waded through the first half of this book to become further immersed into the plot and characters to finally get to a gripping finale! Fascinating account of a part of Australia's history, both in the northern NSW region and the outback. Familial, cultural and religious conflicts are at the heart of this story and, combined, weave a tale of intriguing twists and turns, especially towards the end when all the loose ends are sewn up! Enjoyed the different time frames which accounted for the events and family secrets which unfolded. Great read!
May 23, 2021
Like, I just want to be friends with Stella now. I imagine she would have become one of those cool women of Sydney, an independent sass Id be so jealous of.
Kiramoo Station. When I read anything with a homestead, I am distracted by dreaming what I’d like to do with the house, vegetable garden etc. but kudos to Nicole Alexander, all I could think was selfish prick while drowning in her loneliness. My female heart.
Kiramoo Station. When I read anything with a homestead, I am distracted by dreaming what I’d like to do with the house, vegetable garden etc. but kudos to Nicole Alexander, all I could think was selfish prick while drowning in her loneliness. My female heart.
July 30, 2020
The Cedar Tree is my second Nicole Alexander novel. She is a masterful storyteller and probably underrated based on what I've devoured by this author to date. Superb storytelling, laced with detail, this is a read that places you in an era so thoroughly that you feel you are with the characters every step of the way. 5 STARS!
March 16, 2021
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was a real page turner. The last couple of paragraphs did make you reconsider some of your previous feelings for people, and it ended with many unanswered questions and a massive twist. I loved the fact that although it is fiction, it is based on true historical events that are brought to life.
March 26, 2020
Well-written and easily read. I didn't actually like the story itself but it was enlightening and kept my interest. The frequent switching of times was annoying and made it a little harder to concentrate and flow.
August 6, 2020
Good read
I only gave this book 4 stars because it was a bit slow in some parts but that being said it did pick up around the middle of the story. The end was a mind blower that I didn’t see coming. All in all a good story.
I only gave this book 4 stars because it was a bit slow in some parts but that being said it did pick up around the middle of the story. The end was a mind blower that I didn’t see coming. All in all a good story.
May 2, 2021
Very good for the genre, not my usual choice. Historical fiction.
November 1, 2020
I nearly put this book back on the shelf. I’m so glad I didn’t.
The last chapter was well worth the wait.
The last chapter was well worth the wait.
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