Costa Rica and Niffenegger

I just returned from a two week trip to Costa Rica, in Central America, and had a fantastic time. I went dolphin watching, snorkelling, spent lots of time on the beach, swimming in natural volcanic hot springs, feeding monkeys, surfing and zip lining through the cloud rainforest. Pretty incredible. One of the best parts of travelling is finding inspiration from new places, which provides you with a lot to write about. But another great part is having some time to read. I spent hours reading under a tree, by the beach, relaxed in a hammock.

The book I was reading was called 'Her Fearful Symmetry' which was written by Audrey Niffenegger. Niffenegger also wrote, more famously, 'The Time Traveler's Wife.' The later is one of my favourite books and the reason I decided to read 'Her Fearful Symmetry' in the first place. It was a gripping, occasionally uncomfortable ghost story with unique, well developed characters. The story is centred around two twins, Valentina and Julia and what happens to them with they come to live in a London house left to them by their deceased Aunt. Niffenegger is fantastic at creating characters and a story that is out of the ordinary. However, this book didn't quite compare to her debut. But she's going to have a tough job trying to beat that! I'm not put off however, and plan to read more of her novels in the future.