Hadley Dunn thinks she's perfectly
satisfied with her life. She chose to stay at home for university and
help her parents care for her baby brother, but when an opportunity
to become an exchange student in Lausanne, Switzerland becomes
available, she grabs a chance for freedom.
The city immediately captivates her.
She meets the other students in her lodging, but doesn't feel
particularly drawn to any of them until she meets Kristina, a Danish
girl, who has the room next door. The two girls are drawn to each
other and for a few months have an ideal friendship. But Kristina has
a secret that begins to drive them apart. Then tragedy strikes and
Hadley spends the rest of the book trying to understand what
happened.
The setting in this novel is idyllic.
The city of Lausanne with the quaint houses and shops and the lake is
beautifully described. It makes you want to visit.
Hadley and Kristina are well drawn
characters, particularly when interacting with each other. However,
at the end of the novel where Hadley is acting on her own, I found
her less delightful. She clung to her grief, tried to drag everyone
else with her, and couldn't let go.
The book is well worth reading for the
setting, if nothing else. It's primarily a character study, but isn't
overly analytical. The plot is a little thin, but the hints of
mystery keep you reading. It's an enjoyable novel.
I reviewed this book for the Amazon
Vine Program.
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