MARRAKECH 1966
Vicky Baudin steps onto a train winding through Morocco, looking for the grandmother she has never met.
It’s an epic journey that’ll take her to the edge of Atlas Mountains – and closer to the answers she’s been craving all her life.
But dark secrets whisper amongst the dunes. And in unlocking the mystery of Clemence’s past, Vicky will unearth great danger too . . .
Night Train to Marrakech is the latest release by Dinah
Jefferies, an author whose books I have adored in the past for their richness and
vibrancy in her storylines so I was looking forward to stepping back into one
of her novels and this time being transported to Marrakech.
I was surprised to find that I was struggling a little to
get into the first quarter of this book which is unusual for me with Dinah
Jefferies novels as they usually lure me in from the first chapter however I then
discovered this book was actually book 3 in a series which I was unaware of and
explained why I felt a little disconnected but I persevered and began to find
my way as the dramatic turn of events began to break in the story.
Each chapter alternates between our two heroines Vicky and
her Grandmother Clemence, the pair are meeting for the first time after Vicky
makes the trip to visit her Grandmother but she is not met with the warmth she
was expecting and it is clear to the reader that there are secrets being concealed.
The book then takes a dramatic turn of events when Vicky and
her cousin witness a murder and things begin to spiral in a dangerous way and
there is soon more than one life at stake.
The one thing that always sets this author aside from any
other authors books I have read is her powerful and detailed writing style, she
really does have a pure gift of bringing her storylines to life, everything is
so vivid from the smells in the air, to the tastes of the food and drink to the
bold colours and breath-taking sights it just makes this novel so atmospheric.
The author manages to pull the reader into the storyline so you really feel
like you are there living and breathing the same air as the characters but she
manages to feed us all these small intricate details without distracting you
from the storyline.
This novel managed to create drama and tension along with
suspense with deep rooted secrets that were clear to see but yet impossible to
solve so when Clemence reveals her heart-breaking story I was in shock and also
felt such compassion for her and the life she missed out on.
After the rocky start with this book I then found it got
under my skin and I was thoroughly immersed in the storyline and now I know it
is the third book of a series I am keen to pick up the previous two books in
the series.
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