First Gray, Then White, Then Blue

by Margriet de Moor

Book Overview

Magda in life-no less than Magda in death-was an enigma. A free spirit, alluring but private, loving yet remote. Where did she go during the years of her disappearance? Was it truly to the world of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585671371
• ISBN13: 9781585671373
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 17 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12

Customer Reviews

Why did she come back?

This is a crime story, but it's not a murder mystery. The crimes do include the murder of an enigmatic woman, but the other crimes are betrayal of friends, possessiveness, stealing the physical presence and love of a husband and father, and many more. The story is told from the multiple and constantly shifting perspectives of the major characters. This is one of the appeals of the book, although the central figure, Magda, is interesting enough in her own right. Especially tantalizing is her disappearance for two years. Although her husband cannot bear to ask her why she left, the reader learns enough of her life to form several possible answers. The question you are left with is why she came back. I feel the book rather lets you down here, but the journey is fascinating enough. The narrative style itself helps you slow your reading enough to explore the possible answers to why.