The Dividing Sea
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The illustration on the front of BfK this month is the cover of Seventeen Against the Dealer by Cynthia Voigt (see Authorgraph for details). The book is published by Collins and we thank them for their help in using this illustration.
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The Dividing Sea
Julia Purcell takes centre stage in this third book of the Quantocks quartet, which spans 1910 to 1930. Her relationship with Geoffrey Mackenzie, son of her guardian, forms the core of the book, which is set largely in field hospitals in France where she volunteers to nurse. Harris's storytelling is low-key and the events in the book are important only for the perspective they give on the characters. Geoffrey's tragic death and Julia's subsequent marriage are soberly handled and Julia is given a level of introspection which wholly absorbs the reader. Highly recommended for keen readers of 14 and above.
