TITLE: THE WITNESS
AUTHOR: NORA ROBERTS
Pages: 488
Date: 13/06/2012
Grade: 5
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Twelve years ago, when Abigail Lowery was 16 and still called Elizabeth
Fitch, one act of rebellion lead to her witnessing the Russian mafia executing
one of their own as well as her eighteen year old friend. When a few months in
federal protection while waiting for the case to go to court ended violently
with the agents protecting her being murdered, the now seventeen year old girl
went on the run and stayed under the radar.
Now, after twelve year of running and plotting Abigail thinks she may
have found a place she wants to make her home. The secluded and heavily secured
house in a quiet rural town in Arkansas
is where she wants to stay. Alone, with her guard dog Bert she hopes to make
herself a stable life, even if it means keeping other people away from her.
Local chief of police Brooks Gleason is fascinated by the beautiful and
very private Abigail and determined to get closer to her. The fact that she
always carries a weapon and has enough security around her house to protect a
secret government project intrigues him, as does the fact that she is very
determined to keep him out of her life.
As Brooks continues to carefully chip away at Abigail’s defences she
starts to realise that maybe she doesn’t want to spend the rest of her life
alone and on the run. But in order to stop running and hiding she will have to
trust Brooks and resurrect Elizabeth one last time in order to put the past to
rest, destroy the Russians and get justice for those who were killed all those
years ago. A decision that could bring her freedom and happiness as easily as
it could end up killing her.
What can I possibly say about a Nora Roberts book that I haven’t said in
the past? I’ve read and reviewed countless books by this author and almost
without exception they have brought me satisfying reads and great pleasure.
This book is no different.
I love the way Roberts is able to mix tension with romance. I adore her
characters, they way they interact, bounce of each other and come alive on the
page. Without fail she makes me wish I knew the characters she writes about
personally, I want to be friends with them; have them in my life and invite
them for a barbeque.
Nobody does conversation like Roberts. It sparkles, sounds natural,
there is teasing, honesty and genuine affection. It is the sort of
conversations you would love to participate in yourself. Most importantly it is
fun and makes you smile.
In this book it is the interaction between Abigail with her literal mind
and lack of social experience and Brooks, who is lose and secure in his
community and social interactions that makes for a wonderful contrast and lots
of smile inducing exchanges as well as one or two eye-watering moments.
No, the story isn’t entirely believable, but it is exciting, fun and
very satisfying for the reader who wants to escape into a world where the
seemingly impossible happens and love conquers all.
This is escapism at its best.
2 comments:
I've read a few Nora Robert, which I've enjoyed (Three Sisters series for instance). Also I read one or two J. D. Robb books (JD?).
I always consider them a little too "light" for my liking but when I read them I do enjoy them. Escapism is the word!
That's it, Judith. They are light reads, they won't enlighten the reader but they are fun, easy to read and very comfy.
For me they are also the perfect books to get me out of a reading slump whenever I find myself in one.
And Roberts/Robb must be very good at what she's doing because even the fact that she seems to repeat characters as well as events doesn't put me off.
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