Lynn reviewed 1989: An Allie Burns Novel by Val McDermid
Review of '1989' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I really, really enjoyed this, and I enjoyed it on two separate levels: first, the story was quite good and it never lagged; second, the setting - what a year 1989 was! I was living in Scotland then, and each of the events that form the background to the story looms large in my memory. It was something of a jolt to be reminded that Lockerbie, and Hillsborough, and the poll tax, and the fall of the Berlin Wall all happened within twelve short months. Ironically, being reminded of these mostly tragic events takes me back to what was one of the happiest times in my life.
