Mr Magenta

By Christopher Bowden

Published by Langton & Wood

Review:

A captivating story - a mix of mystery and romance that made had me guessing at what could happen next and would there be a happy ending.

I found Stephen to be a character that I grew to love - at first I found him a little pretentious but he soon grew on me. He changed as the story progressed becoming more relaxed and I was pleased to see that her saw sense where Nancy was concerned.

Flora was the main mystery of the story - as her life was unraveled on the quest for Mr Magenta a more vulnerable person was revealed - I liked that the mystery wasn’t fully resolved - there is an element of something left unsaid which allowed me to make up my own assumptions and fill in small gaps with my own version of events.

Overall this was an enjoyable book to read and I would recommend it. Having now been introduced to the work of Christopher Bowden I am looking forward to reading some of his other books.

Book Blurb:

Stephen Marling thought he knew his aunt Flora. But when he inherits her house in a quiet south London square a series of discoveries among her papers brings to light another person entirely.

Who, for example, is ‘Mr Magenta’ and what part did he play in her life?

In the process of uncovering the secrets of one life, Stephen is forced to re-evaluate his own and decide what he really wants.

Was he right to turn his back on Nancy Steiner, the young actress he met in New York, when he came home to take up his inheritance?

Interweaving past and present, the story takes him from a Brooklyn bookshop to a theatre in Marseille to a cottage on the east coast of England where the truth about Mr Magenta is finally revealed.

Author Bio

Christopher Bowden lives in south London. He is the author of six novels, each with a colour theme. His books have been praised variously by Andrew Marr, Julian Fellowes, Sir Derek Jacobi, and Shena Mackay. Of his third novel, The Red House, Sir Derek said, “Very entertaining, cleverly constructed and expertly paced. I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

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