280
people found this helpful, as of 2023
ranked #95,324 most helpful
out of 571,544,897 reviews
★★★★★
Rhys Bowen’s “Victory Garden” Is the Best Novel I’ve Read This Year
What a pleasure it is to read a novel by someone who really
knows how to write, and who moreover is expert at mixing the ingredients of a good story: an appealing protagonist, a dramatic background (World War I in this case), a setting guaranteed to push my own personal hot buttons (English countryside, herb gardens, mystery, danger), and an ending that made me want to stand up and cheer. I devoured this book—received it Monday afternoon and finished it 24 hours later. This novel gets my own personal accolade, that of A Rattling Good Read.
