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Angel of Brooklyn by Janette Jenkins (view source)
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This is a lovely novel. Like Jonathan Crane, you cannot fail to fall in love with Beatrice – her lack of worldliness in the life she had in Coney Island coupled with her disarming unfamiliarity and latter determination to get to grips with life in England, a place that she feels is empty, is cleverly but delicately chronicled by Jenkins. Her narrative voice sculpts the story, page by page, skilfully and artistically until you turn the last page in surprise as you had not realised you were there yet and I can only recommend ''Angel of Brooklyn'' to you, with a glad, if bittersweet, heart.
As for a follow on choice, I would probably have to point you in the direction of [[The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards|The Memory Keeper's Daughter]] because, like ''Angel of Brooklyn'', it is a beautiful, bittersweet story and it will melt your heart. You should also take a look at Debra Adelaide's [[The Household Guide to Dying by Debra Adelaide|The Household Guide to Dying]], because whilst we are on the subject of bittersweet, you cannot possibly '''not''' read it. Same goes for [[The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger|The Time Traveler's Wife]], which is now a major movie (though I have not seen it). Our reviewer was less than five star keen on it but I think it is a gorgeous novel, as bittersweet as they come and I loved it, so there is a chance that you might also love it too. You might also enjoy [[Firefly by Janette Jenkins]].
Our thanks, as always, to the kind ladies and gents at Vintage Books who sent this copy to us at Bookbag for review.