book information
ISBN: 978-3-426506592
Publisher: Knaur
language: German / September 2010
Price: 9,99
Pages: 503
Summary (Source: Amazon) :
Anna's perfect world is shattered when life seems to her mother after their accidental death in a new light - far more adventurous than they had previously thought. Courageous, Anna goes in search of clues that leads them to Nepal, where the paths of an old hippie a shady businessman and the young Nepalese Tara crosses. Anna gets deeper and deeper into a web of lies that abound in their own home. Soon she becomes a pawn in a power struggle that goes back far into the past. When Anna realizes that all the threads come together at the fabled snow leopard, it hovers already in grave danger ...
My opinion: kidnapped
"Valley of the Snow Leopard" by Steffanie Burow readers to the exotic, colorful and exciting world of South Asia and manages itself with me, now that Asia had nothing to do, the desire to get on the plane and to travel to Nepal trigger.
The book has really surprised me, of course, positive. I expected due to the blurb rather a family history, looking at Anna for traces of her past, instead I got a successful adventure story, whose subject includes but above-mentioned search, but it deals in an interesting way. Above all, the story is exciting, in some places even so much that I read the book barely out of hand could because I wanted to know necessarily what happens next. Also, I needed little lead time to delve into the history, despite being told on different levels of time and should the times specified in the chapter headings to pay attention, otherwise It will be confusing.
The different layers of time, but the fact that it is told from multiple perspectives, especially Anna and Tara will set up a high tension, we wait to see how the two women are related to each other and how the threads eventually converge. The resolution is the end not so surprising, but still good and logical. Also I have noticed is positive, is that although indicated a love story, but this is never allowed in the foreground and at the end of space for speculation about the whereabouts of the person.
The characters struck me as very authentic. Anna, as protagonist, is not confident from the start and independent, but develops over the course of history, but also with their naivete and caution them to me was friendly and did not fall on my nerves. In return, I am Tara, who is from Nepal and a kind of antidote to Anna is a little too pale remained, however, especially towards the end, no less appealing. But not only the protagonists are developed well, even the supporting characters are managed.
All in all, my "Valley of the snow leopard" liked very much, you can clearly see how much is the author of this country and she made it that you want to learn to take this country like himself again under the microscope and know. Finally, I would like the mention good cover that fits perfectly with the book and the title that not too many promises.
Conclusion: A successful novel, somewhere between adventure, family drama and a travelogue from the exotic, seductive backdrop of Nepal, who skillfully evokes the fascination and legends of the country to live. From me there for 9 of 10 points .
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