An epic tale and a beautiful evocation of a rapidly vanishing world
The Times
The sort of novel that novel-lovers yearn for, which is to say, so convincing that while reading it you become transported to another time, another place, and feel you are listening and seeing with someone else's ea ...
Margaret Forster
Endlessly fascinating...a narrative that is both gripping and beautifully paced...a wonderful read
Observer
An epic tale and a beautiful evocation of a rapidly vanishing world
The Times
The sort of novel that novel-lovers yearn for, which is to say, so convincing that while reading it you become transported to another time, another place, and feel you are listening and seeing with someone else's ea ...
Margaret Forster
Endlessly fascinating...a narrative that is both gripping and beautifully paced...a wonderful read
Observer
An epic tale and a beautiful evocation of a rapidly vanishing world
The Times
The sort of novel that novel-lovers yearn for, which is to say, so convincing that while reading it you become transported to another time, another place, and feel you are listening and seeing with someone else's ea ...
Margaret Forster
Endlessly fascinating...a narrative that is both gripping and beautifully paced...a wonderful read