The Historian by Elizibeth Kostova
It's a vampire mystery, history lesson, and guide to European cuisine all wrapped into one cozy 650 pages of small type. Some people disliked the long sections of letter reading which I can understand. After all how much drama can you have when you know the person survived to write the letter.
One thing I will say about the author, she has a talent for describing exotic people and places that far exceeds my own. My biggest problem with the novel was the time devoted to describing meals. I swear, it seemed like the protagonist was constantly sitting down to a meal. Very realistic, and in the context of the story it works since it gives the characters a chance for relaxed dialogue.
It's a vampire mystery, history lesson, and guide to European cuisine all wrapped into one cozy 650 pages of small type. Some people disliked the long sections of letter reading which I can understand. After all how much drama can you have when you know the person survived to write the letter.
One thing I will say about the author, she has a talent for describing exotic people and places that far exceeds my own. My biggest problem with the novel was the time devoted to describing meals. I swear, it seemed like the protagonist was constantly sitting down to a meal. Very realistic, and in the context of the story it works since it gives the characters a chance for relaxed dialogue.