A review by paulataua
Random Harvest by James Hilton

3.0

I had never heard of James Hilton, so was surprised to discover he had written several successful novels, three of which had been made into equally successful movies: ‘Lost Horizon’, ‘Goodbye Mr. Chips’, and ‘Random Harvest’. ‘Random Harvest’ has a really interesting plot line with a man losing his memory near the end of the war, taking up a completely new identity, but then getting reminders of his lost life. The story then slowly begins to unravel the mystery of who he was. The actual writing style is good, but the story really meanders with people and events being brought into the story, being given significant attention, and then being allowed to disappear without having any particular relevance to the story. I liked the main character, who had no desire for money or business , or power, but who always aimed for simplicity, but It was a totally frustrating read.