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A lyrical, moving historical novel to rival Gathering Light or The Merrybegot
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'Travel to Skagen and find him. Give him my letter. Seek a better life, Marianne! Promise!' Bound by a vow made to her dying mother, Marianne sells her few belongings and leaves Grimsby. Her destination? Denmark, where she will search for her father, Lars Christensen-the golden-haired fisherman her mother fell in love with many years before. The journey will be long-and dangerous for a young girl travelling alone. As Marianne boards the fishing boat that will carry her across the North Sea, she wonders: will Denmark be the fairy-tale land she has dreamt of? Will she find happiness there? Will the father she has never met welcome the arrival of his illegitimate child? And why didn't he return for her mother, as he promised he would?
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is what I call a journey book, where a character embarks on a journey to find out about their life, making discoveries along the way before they reach their goal.
Initially, I thought this book was a little slow. I'm nothing against slow books, but I like them action packed and it can take a while for me to settle to the different pace. That happened quite a few chapters in, but from that moment on I was hooked and hated putting this book down.
Marianne's character develops from someone who I feel is naïve to a very strong young woman. Her stubborn nature exists at the beginning, but by the end she isn't someone I'd mess with. The other characters, such as Peter and Mikkel all make a difference in her new life in Denmark. When a new life is thoroughly planned, it can still be daunting for the person involved. Due to circumstance, Marianne wasn't able to plan her new life; this is her story of adapting to life in a strange land, where she doesn't speak the language and few speak English.
Reading how kind people are in this book, the hospitality they offer for Marianne makes me wonder what happens to girls like her now, in the 21st century. People wouldn't be so eager to provide board and lodging. Many - would doubt her motives and close the door on her.
This is more a character driven than an action driven book, if I've interpreted those concepts correctly. I enjoyed it as much as a fast paced book because of all the twists and turns in Marianne's life which often had me going 'oh no'. She's not perfect, which makes her more human. As both a reader and a writer, I often try to guess the ending of a novel. I failed completely on this one, and went 'what?' when the end unraveled.
Definitely one to add to my bookshelf.
Initially, I thought this book was a little slow. I'm nothing against slow books, but I like them action packed and it can take a while for me to settle to the different pace. That happened quite a few chapters in, but from that moment on I was hooked and hated putting this book down.
Marianne's character develops from someone who I feel is naïve to a very strong young woman. Her stubborn nature exists at the beginning, but by the end she isn't someone I'd mess with. The other characters, such as Peter and Mikkel all make a difference in her new life in Denmark. When a new life is thoroughly planned, it can still be daunting for the person involved. Due to circumstance, Marianne wasn't able to plan her new life; this is her story of adapting to life in a strange land, where she doesn't speak the language and few speak English.
Reading how kind people are in this book, the hospitality they offer for Marianne makes me wonder what happens to girls like her now, in the 21st century. People wouldn't be so eager to provide board and lodging. Many - would doubt her motives and close the door on her.
This is more a character driven than an action driven book, if I've interpreted those concepts correctly. I enjoyed it as much as a fast paced book because of all the twists and turns in Marianne's life which often had me going 'oh no'. She's not perfect, which makes her more human. As both a reader and a writer, I often try to guess the ending of a novel. I failed completely on this one, and went 'what?' when the end unraveled.
Definitely one to add to my bookshelf.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Just read this for a second time and I enjoyed it even more this time.
Nowadays it's hard to imagine just how cruel the world once was to an unmarried mother and her baby. Thank heavens we live in more enlightened times, but the fact remains that women in Marianne's mother's situation did find life extremely tough.
The story really starts after her mother's untimely death, when Marianne sets off across the sea to Denmark to find the father who abandoned her so long ago. You would have to quite determined to make that journey into the unknown - on a fishing boat through a storm - and it would have been devastating to finally reach your destination to find that the person you sought was dead.
Marianne is a wonderful character. With no money to return home, she accepts the offer of work (of a sort) and a home (of a sort) and sets about learning Danish. Before long she has friends who care about her and a life that she could never have imagined. I loved the end. When the real truth about her father is revealed and the man in question asks for confidentiality - does she keep her mouth shut? NO!! Good for her!
Nowadays it's hard to imagine just how cruel the world once was to an unmarried mother and her baby. Thank heavens we live in more enlightened times, but the fact remains that women in Marianne's mother's situation did find life extremely tough.
The story really starts after her mother's untimely death, when Marianne sets off across the sea to Denmark to find the father who abandoned her so long ago. You would have to quite determined to make that journey into the unknown - on a fishing boat through a storm - and it would have been devastating to finally reach your destination to find that the person you sought was dead.
Marianne is a wonderful character. With no money to return home, she accepts the offer of work (of a sort) and a home (of a sort) and sets about learning Danish. Before long she has friends who care about her and a life that she could never have imagined. I loved the end. When the real truth about her father is revealed and the man in question asks for confidentiality - does she keep her mouth shut? NO!! Good for her!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If anyone dislikes this book they are naive in all sense of literature
this book gives a wonderful tale with knowledge and insight. I felt as if I were there. This book is so unique that if you haven't read it, do!
My favourite book of all time!
this book gives a wonderful tale with knowledge and insight. I felt as if I were there. This book is so unique that if you haven't read it, do!
My favourite book of all time!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
the world behind the paintings
This novel does everything I want a book to do: it takes the reader to another place and time, it allows us to spend time with a character rich in good qualities and interesting... Read more
Published 13 months ago by lettrice
Wonderful book!
I'm not a big fan of reading but I find that Marie-Louise Jensen has a way of writing that brings the story to life
so I can really imagine myself there. Read more
so I can really imagine myself there. Read more
Published 13 months ago by A. M. Cassell
A Historical Novel with a hint of romance
16 year old Marianne Shaw is on a journey to Skagen, Denmark in search of her birth father Lars Christensen. Read more
Published 14 months ago by bookgirl16
Fantastic Historical Fiction
Between Two Seas is the first novel from Marie-Louise Jensen. The story takes place mostly in Denmark in the late 19th Century and Jensen's lyrical writing style will sweep readers... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Lisa Redmond
Fabulas!!!
Another one of the birthday load, I have mixed thoughts on this book, making it extremely hard to review, anyhow I will try. Read more
Published on 25 July 2009
Excellent Book with an Unusual Setting
Having read the Lady in the Tower, I was expecting something great and I was not dissapointed!
Marianne is bound by a promise to her mother. Read more
Marianne is bound by a promise to her mother. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2009 by classic kid
Brilliant read
I absoloutley adore this book. I was thinking about it for atleast a week after I read it. This is a story of a young, niave, shy girl who doesn't have a lot of confidence. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2009 by Aimee S
You wont be able to put it down
The Lady in the Tower
Absolutely superb read! I couldn't put this book down and for the first time in my life I stayed up until five O'clock in the morning to finish it. Read more
Absolutely superb read! I couldn't put this book down and for the first time in my life I stayed up until five O'clock in the morning to finish it. Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2009 by Ms. G. B. A. Neilson-Toy
beautiful
I've never been into to books like this i said to myself when reading the blub, but i gave the book a chance anyway. Read more
Published on 19 May 2009 by Mr. A. Sypestyn
Enthralling
I read this book after I read Marie-Louise Jensen's second book,The Lady in the Tower and so I was expecting more of an adventure romp - However, I was not disappointed. Read more
Published on 1 May 2009 by Rowena Mckay
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