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sjmitra
Aug 22, 2011sjmitra rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I was ten years old when I read Rebecca for the first time, and it has been one of my favorite books since. My curiosity was naturally piqued when I read that The Lantern is inspired by Rebecca. Unfortunately, The Lantern is not as engrossing nor as memorable. The tension is absent and the characters mostly insipid. I love descriptions of nature and rather enjoyed the slow unfolding of the two plots as Lawrenson devotes pages to lush descriptions of lavendar fields and woods and the French countryside. Lawrenson moves smoothly between present and past, and vice versa. However, Eve's story is predictable and Benedicte's is only slightly more interesting. The book does not live up to the high expectations the comparison with du Maurier's great book raises.