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Tangled Ashes
Tangled Ashes
Author: Michele Phoenix
When Marshall Becker arrives in Lamorlaye, France, to begin the massive renovation of a Renaissance-era castle, he unearths a dark World War II history few in the village remember. The project that was meant to provide an escape for Becker instead becomes a gripping glimpse into the human drama that unfolded during the Nazi occupation and seems ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781608440917
ISBN-10: 1608440915
Publication Date: 7/23/2009
Pages: 374
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 1
Marshall Becker drowns his problems and alcohol and is always irate and angry. When the opportunity comes up to help renovate a castle in France, his friend implores him to take it. He can take is anger out on that and maybe it will help motivate him to begin living again.

When he gets there though, strange things begin to happen. The nanny, Jade, befriends Becker and the two start a precarious relationship, but alongside the present storyline, is the past from fifty years ago. The manor house used to be where they gave birth to babies for the Reich. The time period is richly detailed, but the connection between the two times isn't introduced until much later in the book. Neither is Becker's past, the reason why he is like he is. At that point though, I didn't like him at all and even with his past introduced, I couldn't go back and like him even an inch. Too little, too late.

While the book had an interesting premise and the writing was spot on, there was something missing for me. I wanted more of the past and less of the present day shadows. I wanted to find a connection with the characters, and that was lacking for me. If you like history, romance and mystery, you may enjoy Tangled Ashes - for me it was just so-so.
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Marshall 'Beck' Becker (Primary Character)
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