Night Train to Marrakech: the spellbinding escapist historical Richard & Judy Book Club pick from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller: Book 3 (The Daughters of War)

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It is typical sweeping, family saga stuff with a murder and plenty of injuries thrown in, along with secrets which are so easy to guess, and an emphasis on love, mostly tortured love and terrible circumstances. The train that runs from Marrakech to Fes is the Al Atlas Train, which is one of two trains that run in Morocco. There are more expensive options that come with more privacy, though the 4-person cabin is comfortable enough.

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Vicky Boudin had persuaded her grandfather to give her information on the grandmother that she had never known, elegant Clemence Petier lived in a beautiful Kasbah high in the Atlas Mountains, she loved the solitude but she had unwittingly agreed to a visit from the granddaughter that she had never met. Having lost her father during the war, Vicky has only recently discovered that his mother, Clemence, is still alive and living in the mountains outside Marrakech. This is a story of courage and the strength of women who never give up, regardless of their life circumstances. Her story is distilled in little touches and the stories of Florence, Helene and Elise are brought back in the same way until it all comes together.Meanwhile, Vicky and her cousin Bea also stumble into trouble when they become witnesses to a crime. The newer style has open carriages with seats arranged on either side of a central aisle, while older trains have separate compartments with two rows of seats facing each other. However it took me a little while to get used to the characters, as Vicky is the daughter of Elise and Victor.

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While you’ll have a handful of time slots to choose from on any given day, traveling by train is a popular way to get around Morocco by tourists and locals so timetable slots will definitely sell out. I have read only one other book by Dinah Jefferies, also via the Pigeonhole platform, and I rated The Tea Planter's Wife at 5 stars. On these older trains, first class compartments have six seats, while second class compartments have eight seats and are therefore more crowded. Sunday Times bestseller (…)“ – und als Auswahlbuch bei besagtem Buchclub sind das schon ganz gute Vorschusslorbeeren. It is set in Morocco in the sixties when there was a good deal of political tension of which I knew very little.In 1966 fashion student Vicky Baudin arrives in Morocco for numerous reasons, one as it's the chosen destination of her favourite fashion designer Yves St Lauren and more importantly to meet her long lost grandmother Clemence. There are some beautiful descriptions of the Atlas Mountains, Moroccan interiors and stylish clothes which showed that the writing is good; just not good enough to carry the pain and pathos required. This is the final book in Dinah Jeffries “Daughters of War” trilogy and as ever was a thoroughly enjoyable read.

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Beautifully written and wonderfully atmospheric, Dinah Jefferies skilfully captures this fragile moment of history in a complex and thrilling tale.Clemence Petier lives in a kasbah high in the Atlas Mountains, where she guards her secrets closely. Vicky will want to know why she played no part in her son’s life and Clemence doesn’t feel ready to explain.

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Clemmie and Vicky are both living with fear for different reasons but gradually come together to fight someone from Clemmie’s past and Vicky’s present. The biggest pull of the book was the sheer beauty of the descriptions that added so much to the atmosphere of the book.

That is why the night train from Marrakech to Tangier is popular with tourists, and the train stations of these respective cities are bright spots in the transportation system of Morocco. For all you non-French speakers out there, have Google Translate on your browser and Google will take care of the English translation for you. This was a gripping read with some wonderful characters set against a beautiful backdrop of 1960s Morocco where political tensions were running high. The descriptions of Morocco itself – the scenery, the buildings, the food, the sounds and smells – are also beautifully done.