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Maame Serwaa Confirms She's in a Romantic Relationship.
Renowned Ghanaian actress Clara Amoateng Benson, popularly known as Maame Serwaa, has made a significant revelation about her personal life. In a recent interview with Nana Romeo on Accra FM, the talented actress openly discussed her relationship status, sparking excitement among her fans. During the conversation, Maame Serwaa confirmed that she is indeed in a romantic relationship. This…
REVIEW
In Darkness, Look for the Stars by Clara Benson
Conflict, resistance, love, betrayal, ambition...and so much loss. This story was one that did have some happy moments but with war there is tension, fear and ultimately more loss than many can bear. The fight to survive and do what one perceives to be right is not easy and always takes a toll.
This story is set in the years of 1940, 1942 and 1949 moving seamlessly from one period to the other in a well scripted story that had me on the edge of my seat. I worried about the pilot dropped behind enemy lines and then about the girl who helped me to safety. I then wondered what would happen to Alec and Maggie and others as they were introduced. I hoped that the people I cared about would make it out unscathed or at least alive but not all of them did.
This book really made me think and feel and wonder what I would have done if I found myself in the shoes of Maggie, Cecilia, Harriet or even Rose. I was sad at times and wished the some of the characters had an easier time of it. Having been through a few wars I know it is never easy, people suffer and difficult decisions do not always provide the outcome desired. Life is hard and the characters in this book did not have it easy.
What I liked:
* Maggie: strong, resilient, focused on doing what she believed to be right.
* Harriet: intelligent, caring, moving on with her life as she took on a job that was not easy
* Cecilia: suffering losses that broke her in more ways than one – enjoyed seeing her transformation
* Rex: a delightful boy who deserved more than he had in those first years of his life
* Alec: a good man who made it through the war and found his HEA
* Emil: a man of principle
* The portions that described music in colors
* The plot, writing, characters and story
* That it moved me, made me feel and care and as if I was in the story
* Thinking about my parents during their romance of the same time period
* That the characters faced tough choices in real life situations
* The real feel of the story
* Meeting a new author and loving the story she told
What I did not like:
* War – I hate it and wish there was a way around it and this book made me realize this once again
* Sensing something was going to happen, wanting to caution the characters and knowing I couldn’t save them from what was coming.
Did I like this book? Definitely
Would I read more books by this author? Without a doubt
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC – This is my honest review.
5 Stars
BLURB
Paris, 1941: Going against her mother’s orders, spirited Maggie devotes herself to the Resistance. Her life is a whirlwind of forged passports and secret midnight runs, helping Jews escape. Much to her high-society mother’s disproval, she has fallen in love with Emil, a Jewish Resistance fighter who is wanted by the Nazis. The city is growing more dangerous by the day, with signs proclaiming ‘No Jews’ posted everywhere in the maze-like streets, and people dragged away in handcuffs. The forbidden lovers are forced to say goodbye – Emil going underground to escape capture. Meanwhile, Maggie’s sister Cecilia is hundreds of miles away, where the realities of war are yet to hit the serenity of the South of France. Innocent and shy Cecilia is shocked to the core when Emil turns up, seeking refuge. Her sheltered life turned upside down, Cecilia is thrown into the world of the Resistance, all the while sending coded letters to her sister, who every day awaits news of her fiancé. But with the Nazis closing in on them, their lives soon hang in the balance. Both sisters must decide where their loyalties lie – and how far they are willing to go to save themselves, and one another. An evocative, riveting and stirring tale about the tragic realities of war, the fine line between loyalty and lies, and the power of love, even in the darkest of times. Fans of The Nightingale, The Letter and All The Light We Cannot See will be spellbound by this magnificent historical novel.
AUTHOR BIO
Clara Benson is the author of traditional English whodunits and other historical fiction. Over the years she’s lived in London, Milan and Florence, and can still speak a bit of Italian if pressed. Now she lives with her family in the north of England, where she spends her days writing and trying to ignore an ever-lengthening to-do list. Find her at clarabenson.com, or follow her on Facebook at ClaraBensonBooks.
Twitter: @ClaraBooks
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Maame Serwaa causes stir after posing with handsome young man in photo
Maame Serwaa causes stir after posing with handsome young man in photo
Young Ghanaian actress Clara Benson, popularly known as Maame Serwaa has caused a stir on social media after her photo with a young man surfaced online.
In the photo, Maame Serwaa who wore a black blouse posed for the camera as a young handsome guy stood beside her, placing his hand on her shoulder.
Both Maame Serwaa and the young man were wearing sunglasses, looking gorgeous and elegant…
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Let's See How Badly Hollywood Screws Up A Filmed Based On An OKCupid Date
Let’s See How Badly Hollywood Screws Up A Filmed Based On An OKCupid Date
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Before anyone starts screaming about the oodles of pure shit leaking from between the butt cheeks of the movie industry based on this post title alone, I promise the “date” the film titled No Baggagedepicts is not a standard meet up between two people who were promised compatibility by a computer algorithm. There’s no awkward greeting in the foyer of a…
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