Grasp The Darkest Hour Designed By Barbara Erskine Depicted In Electronic Format

mystar rating shows, I liked it, but I didn't "really" like it,
I usually find reading Barbara Erskine's books "unputdownable", but I struggled with this one, I found it all too easy to put it down and wander off after only a few minutes of reading, I quite enjoyed the storyline, though I did find it predictable I guessed the twists very early on, and I did find it quite an unhappy book.
There wasn't much to lighten the mood, and I did find the leading lady of the story Evie a bit apathetic, She needed a good shake to make her see sense and to get her to make her mind up, I found her a bit of a wimp!
However, I didn't dislike this book, Far from it, but I don't think it'll be one I'll reread in a hurry, From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes an epic tale of love, passion and heartbreak,

Love is as uncertain and as untameable as war

In the summer of, most eyes are focused on the skies above the South of England.
The battle for Britain has just begun, But young Evie Lucas has eyes for noone but a dashing young pilot called Tony, Evie has a glittering career as an artist ahead of her but seems to be wasting her time sketching endless portraits of Tony.
She wants his parents to have something to remember him by in case it all goes wrong in the war

Seventy years

later, and recently widowed art historian Lucy is trying to put the pieces of her life back together.
And in order to do that, Lucy needs to uncover the mystery surrounding a painting in her home, But as she accidentally ends up stirring up a hornets nest of history which has been deliberately obliterated, Lucy finds herself in danger from people past and present who have no intention of letting an untold truth ever surface.
I enjoyed this book, but felt that it lacked the haunting air that her other books have had, the plot line moved slowly and was fairly predictable.
. . Yet another gem from Erksine! I have absolutely loved every other book Ive read by her and this one was no different.
I was completely absorbed right from the beginning and I couldnt turn the pages fast enough to find out what would happen next and what secrets would be revealed.
I really loved how the story flipped back and forth between past and present, it really added another dimension to the story and made it all that much more interesting! This the first novel I have read by Barbara Erskine.
I was initially interested in the story because it is historical fiction, It is quite a hefty read beingpages long,
The beginning of the story takes a bit to get going, and there are quite a few minor characters to keep track of.
The story of Evie, Tony and Eddie would be enough by itself, but intertwining it with the story of Lucy and Michael makes it that much more interesting.
There were two plot twists I didnt see coming which added excitement to the two timelines,
I enjoyed this book, The authors notes at the end added a personal element to the whole story, Tato kniha se po dočtení stala mou nejmilejší knihou, což myslím celkem mluví za vše, Barbara Erskinová je má nejoblíbenější spisovatelka a před přečtením Nejtemnější hodiny jsem měla na pomyslném.
místě Na pokraji temnoty, ovšem nyní, nemám slov, Knihu jsem četla, když jsem byla nemocná, celkem dva dny, Včera těsně před půlnocí jsem ji dočetla, Posledníchstránek ze mě tekly potoky slz, A to se mi ještě nikdy nestalo, U dojemných knih jsem měla vždy maximálně slzy v očích, ale u Nejtemnější hodiny jsem doslova plakala, brečela, nemohla jsem tomu uvěřit.
V této knize je tak moc citlivý, krásný, nezapomenutelný, srdcervoucí příběh, Je tu tak veliká nespravedlnost, se kterou jsem se nejspíš ještě u žádné knihy nesetkala, . . Barbara je mistrní svého žánru, Píše neuvěřitelně čtivě a poutavě a všechny knihy, které napsala, miluju, Ovšem nepopírám, že tahle kniha mi zlomila srdce, Když jsem ji dočetla, vrátila jsem se zpátky k mým oblíbeným scénám a pasážím především kde byl Tony a Ralph, protože tito dva kluci se zařadili k mým nejmilejším postavám všech dob : Byli neuvěřitelní, oba dva.
Zamilovala jsem si je. Bylo hodně smutné číst ty pasáže znovu, když víte, jak celý příběh dopadne, A jsme opět u té nespravedlnosti a zrady, nenávisti, která vedla až za hrob,
Jak už jsem psala knihu jsem dočetla těsně před půlnocí, ale pak jsem nemohla usnout, Takovou noc jsem ještě nezažila, Převalovala jsem se v posteli, brečela, celý příběh si přehrávala znovu a znovu a moc jsem chtěla, abych si s Ralphem a Tonym mohla na chvíli popovídat abych jim řekla, jak moc mě jejich příběh zasáhl.
. Opravdu, něco takového se mi ještě NIKDY po dočtení knihy nestalo, TAK MOC MĚ ZASÁHLA, V noci jsem se pak pořád budila a nad příběhem přemýšlela, Dneska to není o nic lepší, stále se k příběhu vracím a přemýšlím nad ním.
. . Knížku četla i má mamka a má na ni stejný názor jako já, Také ji neuvěřitelně moc zasáhl, Dnes jsme si spolu o knize dlouho povídaly a já se znovu rozplakala, Tato kniha je jedinečná, Vím jistě, že se k ní budu vracet a že na ni nikdy nezapomenu, Prosím přečtěte si ji, Tento strhující příběh by měl poznat každý, A až knížku budete číst, pozdravujte ode mě Ralpha a Tonyho : Very unusually for me, I've only given this three.
. . If you know Barbara Erskine's work then you'll know they are all time slip type novels where events from the past merge into the present day.
I have loved her work for years and it's a genre she writes particularly well,

The narrative flowed easily between the two time frames, that of thes Battle of Britain and the present day.
It centres around the life of an emerging war artist Evelyn Lucas and her love affair with a young spitfire pilot, In the present day Lucy, a widowed art historian and owner of one of Evelyn's paintings has been commissioned to write her biography.
As she starts to research the artist's life it becomes clear that there is a good deal of family opposition to the project, but not only that, Lucy seems to the focus for the ghosts from the past who are also desperate to be heard.
There are obviously quite a few skeletons in this family's cupboard!

At the start the story moves along well, with the tension building nicely, and just enough sinister happenings to keep the pages turning.
However, for me the middle section seemed overly long, and for a while although Lucy was uncovering more information bit by bit, it didn't seem to be going anywhere.
It might be that I didn't manage to read this book quickly enough, but in itself that it unusual for me, I liked Lucy and the modern day characters, but found that I didn't really like Evelyn that much, and felt that some of the characters actions didn't quite fit.
Again, perhaps it was just my reading of it at this time,

The ending was satisfying, and brought together the threads of the plot, and as with all Barbara's works, a bit of romance gets thrown in too.
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