Ruth – Echoes In An Empty Room

Ruth lives in the beautiful city of Vienna and is wildly in love with Heini Radik, a brilliant young pianist. But her world is about to change forever. When Hitler’s forces invade, Ruth’s family flees to London, but she is unable to get a passport. Quin, a young professor and friend of the family, visits Ruth and, in an effort to bring her back to London, he offers a marriage of convenience.

As Ruth throws herself into London life, Quin begins to fall desperately in love with her. Things are further complicated by the arrival of Heini…..

My Thoughts:

I would like to say a big thank you to lovereading for sending me this book. This is a new addition of the same book published many years ago. Eva Ibbotson died in on the 20th October 2010 aged 85, I think these books are being published again to celebrate her life. I hadn’t heard of her before I had read this book, I am lucky enough to be reviewing all five of her books. I love the way Eva has written, you wouldn’t believe that the characters are all fictional. I could picture all the places Eva visits in this book as her descriptions of places is spot on. A very detailed story which is perfect to curl up with.

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Two couples. Two love stories. One epic tale.

Ninety-one-year-old Ira Levinson is in trouble. Struggling to stay conscious after a car crash, with his mind fading, an image of his adored – and long-dead – wife Ruth appears. Urging him to hang on, she lovingly recounts the joys and sorrows of their life together – how they met, the dark days of WWII and its unrelenting effect on their families.

A few miles away, college student Sophia Danko’s life is about to change. Recovering from a break-up, she meets the young, rugged Luke and is thrown into a world far removed from her privileged school life. Sophia sees a new and tantalising future for herself, but Luke is keeping a secret that could destroy it all.

Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples, separated by years and experience, whose lives are about to converge in the most unexpected – and shocking – of ways.

My Thoughts:

Nicholas Spark is a new author to me, so I wasn’t sure what to really expect. I have to say I absolutely loved this book, so much so that I read it within 4 days of receiving my copy. I was hooked from the beginning and loved how the two stories entwined together. The story has everything going for it, it made me laugh out loud, it made me smile, it made me shed a few tears. It was just brilliant. I would highly recommend this book.

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