Davis shares memorable facts about the Rockettes and Marion’s struggle to balance 1950s society’s expectations of what it means to be a woman with her desire to break free. Fans of Davis’s previous books will be enthralled.
Hallett (The Appeal) creates a unique and imaginative mystery utilizing both an unreliable narrator and mainly epistolary format. The tale spins wildly, and readers are never certain regarding the facts. It’s tough going at first but worth sticking with for Smithy.
While much of the first half of the book moves at a glacial pace, once characters are on board the ship, the writing flows and readers will be swept away.
Debut novelist Mas blends history with a gothic tale about being a woman in a patriarchal society. It’s a compelling and quick read with an ending that seems a bit rushed. For fans of Sarah Waters.