Reviewed by author Murray Morison (TimeSphere) and re-posted from Goodreads

 

The 49th Day is a romance. In the best sense of the word. It has many elements woven together with ease: a mysterious cliff-top suicide; dreams that are all too real; historical connections between Wales and Ireland of which few are now aware; past lives gently and not so gently flowing into the present.
Katherine, the heroine, finds she is connected in some deep way with Angharad Fitz-Gerald of the early 12th century, the age of chivalry as well as a time of great physical violence. Doorways to the world just beyond open for Katherine, when she takes a retreat on an island just off the coast of Wales. Here she meets Fin, an Irishman who hopes to convert his rural family home into an eco-holiday site who – as with the Irish tales that so delight him – has a struggle ahead with his own brother.
Helen Noble has crafted a tale that literally had me gasp with surprise at one point. The story gradually reeled me in and I read the last third in a rush just to see how everything would be brought to resolution. Even as I write this review I find myself pondering on some of the characters who gently add either mystery or menace. And Ms. Noble is to be congratulated on having the courage to write some scenes where chivalry and sensuality intertwine delightfully. An historically intriguing tale artfully told.

You can find Helen Noble here - At her publisher, Soul Rocks, on Facebook, on Twitter and on her blog.

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