So I’m adding Mary Stewart to the shelf beside D.E. It’s not high literature, but it is well done, and most enjoyable to read. Whitney springs to mind for some reason, perhaps because I’ve been reading her this year too, and finding her sadly lacking – Stewart’s prose stands out. In a genre which encompasses some disappointingly sub-par stuff – Phyllis A.
She can write action scenes in vividly cinematic detail – see any of her romantic-suspense novels written between 19 – and accompany those with lyrical descriptions of the places where the action takes place. I do believe I am turning into a Mary Stewart fan I’m feeling rather ashamed of my prior dismissal of this writer I’m discovering that she is a more than competent writer she has full control of her words, and I don’t believe I’ve yet to read an awkward phrase. It’s keeper, and it gets a very decent rating of 8/10 on my personal merit scale.
Three-quarters of this romantic suspense novel was absolutely excellent the promising plot evaporated just a little disappointingly in the concluding chapters, but on reflection my overall impression is favourable. This edition: Ballantine/Fawcett Crest, 1989.
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