![]() ![]() Her one book was considered a masterpiece. Inga Karlson was the literary phenomenon of her day. This book is part mystery and part historical novel. My thanks to NetGalley and Text Publishing for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I am happy that I've read this book, but I don't think it's particularly memorable. And as for the twist at the end, I could see it coming a mile off. On the other hand I found the New York timeline quite tedious and was bored on those alternate chapters. While I did enjoy this book, I much preferred the timeline set in Brisbane, probably because I live there and am aware of the locations mentioned in the book. ![]() What was the truth behind the fire? Did anyone else really read the book? And is Rachel legit or an imposter, making the words up on a whim? This sends Caddie off on a quest to discover the truth about the book, it's author, and the elusive Rachel. This seems impossible however, as the only people who had ever read the book perished in the fire. Fast track to 1980's Brisbane where bookseller Caddie goes to an exhibition featuring the fragments of the book, where she meets mysterious stranger Rachel, who seems to know more lines in the book than the fragments reveal. It's revered author famously perished with it. A enjoyable book, The Fragments is about a manuscript that gets destroyed by fire in 1930's New York, only a few fragments of the book remain. ![]()
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