Not long afterwards, Alice got married and moved to Morocco. The time period- 1950’s, the location- Morocco- sets the stage nicely, for a charlatan tale of obsession and manipulation that left me chilled to the core.Īlice and Lucy were roommates until a horrendous incident separated them. I can tell you up front this book may not be for everyone, but I really liked it. That, along with a few friend reviews, convinced me to see what all the fuss was about. I must admit, I was intrigued, and the synopsis did capture my attention. “As if Donna Tartt, Gillian Flynn, and Patricia Highsmith had collaborated on a screenplay to be filmed by Hitchcock-suspenseful and atmospheric.” I've helped authors through various stages of marketing, and trust me, sometimes authors just pull those blurb quotes right out of thin air without even reading the book first.īut… Then I saw that Joyce Carol Oates had written an endorsement for this debut novel, saying: I seldom give much credence to author recommendations, having learned a long time ago, that they are mostly meaningless. Tangerine by Christine Mangan is a 2018 Ecco publication.
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