Lead Review

• Book: The Causeway
• Location: Channel Islands, Munich
• Author: Peter Lihou

The Causeway is a sequel to the novel Rachel’s Shoe and is best read as such i.e. after Rachel’s Shoe, to get the most from it. I very much enjoyed both books but this one has a completely unpredictable twist and takes the story into a new dimension. The characters are again vividly portrayed and this time the setting extends beyond Guernsey and Herm to the other Channel Islands of Lihou, Sark, Jersey and Alderney. All of which I found wonderfully enticing. But again it is the story that takes centre stage and this time it’s not only a riveting tale but one that’s soaked in the atmosphere of a forbidden relationship and the confusion of a man forced to confront his past by a near death experience. The metaphor of the causeway is used with evocative effect and is entirely convincing. The conclusion is dramatic and highly satisfying. –Nightbird

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