by Kay Mercer

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Book review by Tracey

A mammoth of a book with 934 pages...I am up to page 431.

The story starts at the beginning of the twentieth century on the edge of the Russian Empire. A family of chocolate makers prospers and owes its success to a secret hot chocolate recipe.
The recipe is passed on to family members as we learn about their lives and, often doomed, romances.

I thought the book might get bogged down in lots of detail but it doesn't. A good Russian history lesson at the same time!

The Eighth Life was translated from German by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin, and was published by Scribe Publications.

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