- The cover – it caught my eye!
I also recommend:
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winnifred Watson
Summary from GoodReads:
New York City, 1911. Representing the widow of a Wall Street financier, lawyer William Dysart travels to a small Long Island town with a generous offer for Miss Sybil Curtis’s cottage and five acres of land. But when Sybil refuses to sell, the widow threatens to use her influence with the state to seize the property.
Intrigued by Sybil’s defiance and afflicted by a growing affection for her, William develops a desire to help her that becomes an obsession he cannot define, one that tears away the facade of his life, and presents him with truths he’s unprepared to face.
My Review:
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Incognito has a little bit of everything – romance, intrigue, beautiful descriptions of a turn of the century New York, mystery and is written in such a beautiful way that it feels as if you are just floating through the story.
I honestly didn’t know what to expect when I started reading Incognito. I began around 10pm at night, knowing I’d need to get to sleep within the hour and finally put the book down around 1am, and only then with much regret. I’d been drawn into the story through descriptions, through the dialogue and through the development of some of the most subtly colorful characters I’ve had the opportunity to read about in quite some time.
William is a lawyer from a well-to-do, upper crust New York family and he is married to one of the most beautiful women in the city. His life begins to change, however, when he is given the assignment to make an offer to purchase property from a Miss Sybil Curtis for one of his firms most powerful clients. Nothing is as it seems when young Sybil refuses him and he begins to investigate, knowing deep down that something is amiss.
Oh the twists and turns this story takes. I don’t want you to think, however, that it is a story of excitement, a thriller that will have your gripping your book – because it isn’t. It’s quiet, unassuming but demands your attention until you have the very last answer and the characters are finally given exactly what they deserve, be that good or evil.
Incognito is the perfect summer read and one I will be recommending every chance I get.
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The cover is fabulous and the story sounds wonderful as well. I’ll have to add this one to my list.
Fantastic! I hope you enjoy!
I LOVE that cover! I will definitely have to check this one out, I tend to prefer the “quiet” thriller anyway.
P.S. I’m pretty excited you are back to reviewing lots and reading lots, I know you were busy with school and moving but I definitely missed your updates!
Thank you, Zoe! I really missed reading all the time and have been so thrilled to being back and active. I’m flattered as well, sometimes it’s easy to think that no one out there is reading and comments like this really make my day! =)
I’m a terrible commenter but yours is one of my top five favourite book blogs, your reviews are always well-written, honest, and you review a variety of different books so that it overlaps with genres I read but I also get to hear about books I wouldn’t usually pick up like fantasy and science fiction. Welcome back
I have not done as much “summer” type reading as I have done in the past and I admit – I miss it!
It’s a lot of fun! I love it (and I blame you for my new audio book addiction too Sheila!)