Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Charlotte Gray

By Sebastian Faulks

Very well written and researched. Harrowing content. Brilliant narrative and pen portraits. Enlightening and thought provoking 4/5

Rather too descriptive on inconsequential matters - not a gripping story at all. Many parts passed over without explanation. Too long and boring in parts but picked up near the end  3/5

Very long winded. Could have been reduced by 100 pages at least. That said, I really enjoyed it and found it very moving. I liked the way the writer was able to thread the characters' lives together showing the real victims of war - "the ordinary people". Also enjoyed learning more about occupied France. Ending was a bit "tidy"  3/5