Reviewer Cathy Liddle loves to browse the shelves of Keighley Library.
Cathy reads both fiction and non-fiction. Over Christmas she has read “Bog Queen” the latest novel by Anna North, published this year.
Here are her thoughts.
Bog Queen by Anna North
It begins with the finding of a body, as thrillers generally do.
But, as a young American researcher attempts to establish the body’s identity and cause of death, the trail unexpectedly takes her deep into the distant past of Celtic Britain – and deep into the wondrous complexities of a northern peat bog today under threat.
“Bog Queen” so evidently incorporates the twin passions of its author Anna North, its themes alternating between an admirable reconstruction of Iron Age life and an impassioned reflection on the ecological damage now being wrought across our modern world.
This is an accessible and intriguing story, thought-provoking and worthy while remaining thoroughly readable. Yet it suffers a little by (ahem, sorry!) getting bogged down in too many side issues and peripheral characters, which reduces its impact. Anna North’s wide-ranging ambition for her book was perhaps too great.
You can find Bog Queen here Search Results for Bog Queen
Leave a comment