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Voyage of Innocence (Paperback)

by Elizabeth Edmondson (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 426 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (26 Dec 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007184883
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007184880
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 134,856 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From the author of "The Frozen Lake" comes an enthralling novel of love, betrayal and idealism, as three very different young women go up to Oxford in the years immediately before World War Two. Vee - the clergyman's daughter. Boyish, alluring, she plans to use her time at Oxford to put right everything that went wrong in her loveless childhood. Her friendship with Alfred introduces her to politics and the subversive attractions of secret societies; it will lead to her career as a secret agent, but at what cost to old loyalties and her true feelings? Claudia, radiant, intense, aristocratic, is equally drawn to the secret society and one member in particular; his dazzling influence will see her travel to Berlin and come under the spell of Fascism as war looms. And Lally, glamorous daughter of an Irish-American senator, is sceptical of the society and the arguments from both sides. Her own choices will bring her into Vee's new life, with all its dangers and betrayals. As the world becomes embroiled in the events of war, what price personal values, losses and loves?


About the Author

Elizabeth Edmondson lives in Oxford and Italy. Her English roots are in the Lake District, where her father's family comes from. She is married with two grown-up children. THE FROZEN LAKE was inspired by an old snapshot of an eccentric great-aunt out on the ice, and a rich fund of family memories and stories of life in the Lakes in the nineteen thirties have made a big contribution to the book.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Slow starter but worth the wait., 3 Feb 2006
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After a rather confusing and seemingly over-populated start, everything began to fall into place. The book quickly gained pace and the tale of love, infatuation, intrigue and betrayal soon took hold. Set in the 1930s when political (as opposed to religious) ideology was still alive, the historical detail is meticulous and the characters totally believable. The only criticism I have is that there was often a comma when a full-stop was required. But this was a minor irritation.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the first, 4 Feb 2006
By Badgergirl "hilary24" (Edinburgh, Scotland) - See all my reviews
I loved her first book, and I read the first chapter of this one online. Defintely not as good. I found myself skipping large chunks of text because there was so much about the rights and wrongs of fascism etc that it got quite boring. I persevered and the ending was not as predictable as I thought it would be hence the three stars. However, the person that edited the book should be sacked - 3 dreadful typos/mistakes that really should have been picked up on. Maybe I shall write and tell them!
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment ..., 23 Jan 2006
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Having enjoyed Elizabeth Edmondson's first novel I had been eagerly awaiting her second, but it proved to be a huge let-down. The first part of the book is rather fragmented and the novel would have been better beginning at part two. The characters appeared one-dimensional to me - some just seemed completely unnecessary - and we had dull discourses about the virtues/evil of communism versus capitalism and fascism The author couldn't seem to decide what genre the story was - romance, political, spy - and whilst I ploughed through it thinking 'maybe it will be worth it in the end', I'm afraid it just wasn't. I hate writing bad crits, and have given this three stars because I know that Elizabeth Edmondson can write well. Perhaps I could respectfully suggest she sticks to well-written family sagas rather than trying to educate us about the politics of pre-war years.
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