Michelle's corner

Emma G Wildford. A woman in love, in England where women are still thought of as the weaker sex and men's clubs are still very much a place where women aren't supposed to go. Her lover has left for an expedition to Lapland and has penned a note for her to open in the event that he doesn't return. After a period has passed, Wildford decides to go after him and find out what happened. The note remains unopened.

Zidrou and Edith have not shied from writing of the sexual advantage that men took of women at the time... perhaps because those attitudes still remain today and still have to be talked about and aired. That, indeed, is a core message of this story... that some people (men or women) take advantage and chicken out, underestimating the strength of love and devotion that a partner can feel, and the lengths that some will go to for their true love... leaving the dirty work to other agents instead of having the courage to do what needs to be done, in person.

The ending demonstrates that not all people are like this, and that honest people can feel considerable disdain for those who shirk their responsibilities. In other words, this holds up a mirror to life and opens some very raw wounds.

But it does it very beautifully; the time in which this story is set, enables Zidrou and Edith to do justice to the subject matter, while delivering some beautiful artwork and philosophical viewpoints.

I believe that the original book is in French, so check your language before ordering. Er... what I mean is, check the language of the book you're ordering, not the language you use in your order of... you get the point.