This is a great book that I read many years ago and have somehow just not forgotten. I believe it's now been republished an an e-book, though it doesn't appear to be available for Kindle everywhere - a pity. But I believe it is available in the UK.
A young British woman, Kit, wonders why her far more glamorous older sister vanished from home suddenly just before the outbreak of WWII, and continues to wonder, and to pursue clues, throughout the war, during which she herself serves in the Forces. Bit by bit Kit unravels the mystery - fast enough to keep the reader engaged, but slowly enough to keep up the suspense to the end. As she does so, her own story, of war service, love and air raids, unfolds too. The solution to the mystery is bizarre yet somehow believable, and there are some interesting undercurrents - class, sibling relationships, and more.
Who was Sylvia? won't have been meant as great literature - it's a romantic thriller. But sometimes books are memorable simply because they do what they do so well. Recommended - and more power to whoever has republished it.
Genre: Mystery
A young British woman, Kit, wonders why her far more glamorous older sister vanished from home suddenly just before the outbreak of WWII, and continues to wonder, and to pursue clues, throughout the war, during which she herself serves in the Forces. Bit by bit Kit unravels the mystery - fast enough to keep the reader engaged, but slowly enough to keep up the suspense to the end. As she does so, her own story, of war service, love and air raids, unfolds too. The solution to the mystery is bizarre yet somehow believable, and there are some interesting undercurrents - class, sibling relationships, and more.
Who was Sylvia? won't have been meant as great literature - it's a romantic thriller. But sometimes books are memorable simply because they do what they do so well. Recommended - and more power to whoever has republished it.
Genre: Mystery
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