Title: Until reading her last three books, I was a fan of George.
Product review: This last book needs severe editing. The style is increasingly sef-indulgent, repetitive and muddy. I struggled with the confused syntax and clumsy metaphors. Various sections using changes in characters' voices and streams of consciousness makes A Place of Hiding almost unreadable. I tried following the story for a while because the setting (the island of Guernsey, occupied by the Nazis from 1940-43) interested me, but found myself skipping through the second half to find the conclusion. A deeper and more fulfilling treatment of the setting can be found in Tim Binding's novel, Lying with the Enemy, which I heartily recommend. This will be the last E. George book that I will open.
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