Interpreters

The scene for this wonderful novel is set in the first paragraph: where privet hedges give way to barriers of leylandii and high wrought-iron gates. A place we are told that “could induce a yearning for death in even the most optimistic.” Not only does it establish the spikey, drily humorous tone of the narrator, but it clearly marks the territory for a story about the screens that people erect to conceal unpalatable truths as much as to protect themselves from the transgressions of others. Like all the best literary suburbs, behind the neat hedges all is not as it seems…With her characteristic lucid prose and deft characterisation, Eckstein has produced another finely-wrought and gripping novel that is destined to be a favourite with book groups. –Bookgroup.info

Creates a poignantly vivid sense of the horrors of war. The narrative is compelling and powerful. We too, as readers, become interpreters. –We Love This Book

The secrets she discloses are both disturbing and haunting. They touch on universal themes, and give a voice to the many who perished in the war, and the many silent secrets those who survived carried with them to their deathbeds…the characters are so strong and rounded that they will stay with you for years to come. –The Brighton Magazine

You just won’t want to stop reading until you reach the end of the book. This is a beautiful and moving story with credible characters that you will quickly warm to.
–Book After Book

A compelling exploration of memory and loss.
–Observer