Strange Pilgrims by Gabriel Garcia Marquez/Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (REVIEWS) in Back entries: 2013 - 2015

Strange Pilgrims (pages: 188) is a collection of short stories and the first GGM work that I’ve read in a while. A few of these stuck with me long after I turned the last page. The prostitute who’s training her dog to weep at her grave and the young woman who’s stuck in a nightmare-ish position after her car breaks down in “I Only Came To Use The Phone” are just two of the interesting characters that I would have loved to have read more about. Certainly worth reading again at some stage in the future.

Rebecca (pages: 441 including an afterword by Sally Beauman) is the story of a young lady’s companion who finds herself marrying a wealthy widower and settling in to her new role. But the memory of the past and his deceased wife lives on in the housekeeper. An interesting read, and worth re-reading at some point.

I’m currently reading Queen Emma and the Vikings by Harriet O’Brien - I’m nearly half way through and I’m loving it.

Last updated January 01, 2015