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what on earth can I read now? Loved the prose and the aesthetic views on life, the characters, the descriptions... what can you recommend to fill the void?

Walt Most certainly "Winter's Tale" by the same author, if you haven't already. More scattershot thematically, but imagery even more vivid - his descriptio…moreMost certainly "Winter's Tale" by the same author, if you haven't already. More scattershot thematically, but imagery even more vivid - his descriptions of a fantastical New York City at the dawn of the 20th century ... well, I've never experienced anything like it. There are scenes everywhere throughout that I consider to be the finest I've ever read. Gets pretty loose in narrative - a good quarter of its massive size is pretty unnecessary - but it's just so damn beautiful.(less)

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Who is Lorna? Does she appear earlier in the book? I can’t recall!

Bobbi Lorna is the ugly cousin of the little princess that Alessandro encounters at the lodge where he and his father stay during their mountaineering exped…moreLorna is the ugly cousin of the little princess that Alessandro encounters at the lodge where he and his father stay during their mountaineering expedition.(less)

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