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Blandford Candy #2
This Deceitful Light
BOOK TWO OF THE SIR BLANDFORD CANDY ADVENTURE SERIES "Blandford Candy is as endearing a rogue as you are likely to find in any work of literature." Matthew Harffy, author of the Bernicia Chronicles 1643. Blandford Candy, rake and spy, returns to London to find a brutal murderer at large. He is ordered to find the killer by Parliament’s Scoutmaster General. Our reluctant hero uncovers a web of deceit in the highest corridors of power, and searches for evidence that could condemn the richest men in England to death. He comes to the attention of upcoming general, Oliver Cromwell, as his investigation takes him to the bloody battlefield of Marston Moor. But only one man can help – Sir John Hurry. A man Blandford has sworn to kill. As well as navigating the politics and perils of the Civil War Blandford must also deal with his duplicitous and ruthless brother, now a rival agent for the King. Who can Blandford trust with enemies on both sides of the conflict? Praise for Jemahl Evans and the Blandford Candy “The research is impeccable and the writing full of verve.” Antonia Senior, The Times. “It's great fun and a rollicking good read.” Historical Novel Society. “Frankly, glorious.” Michael Jecks. Jemahl Evans is the author of the acclaimed Sir Blandford Candy series of novel. He lives in West Wales.
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Published January 2, 2019
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Jemahl Evans
15 books36 followersBorn in Bradford Upon Avon to nomadic Welsh school teachers; Jemahl was brought up in a West Wales mining village during the 70s and 80s. He has pursued a lifelong passion for History, inspired by his grandfather’s stories and legends. Jemahl was educated in Christ College Brecon, St Mary’s University College (Strawberry Hill), and U.W.E. Bristol.
Jemahl graduated with an MA in History, focussing on poetry and propaganda during the Wars of the Roses, and then worked for IBM in London. At the turn of the millennium, he left the grind of the office and spent a couple of years travelling and working abroad. After time spent in India, Australia, and South East Asia he returned to Britain and took up a teaching post in West London in 2005. He left his role as Head of Year in the Heathland School in 2010, and returned to Wales citing hiraeth.
He started writing The Last Roundhead in 2013 and early revisions won awards on the British Arts Council site YouWriteOn and Harper Collins Authonomy. His interest in the English Civil War was sparked as a child, after reading Simon by Rosemary Sutcliffe, which is probably why his sympathies lie with Parliament!
Jemahl now spends his time teaching, reading history, listening to the Delta Blues, walking his border collie, and whining on Twitter about the government. You can follow him on twitter @Temulkar
Jemahl graduated with an MA in History, focussing on poetry and propaganda during the Wars of the Roses, and then worked for IBM in London. At the turn of the millennium, he left the grind of the office and spent a couple of years travelling and working abroad. After time spent in India, Australia, and South East Asia he returned to Britain and took up a teaching post in West London in 2005. He left his role as Head of Year in the Heathland School in 2010, and returned to Wales citing hiraeth.
He started writing The Last Roundhead in 2013 and early revisions won awards on the British Arts Council site YouWriteOn and Harper Collins Authonomy. His interest in the English Civil War was sparked as a child, after reading Simon by Rosemary Sutcliffe, which is probably why his sympathies lie with Parliament!
Jemahl now spends his time teaching, reading history, listening to the Delta Blues, walking his border collie, and whining on Twitter about the government. You can follow him on twitter @Temulkar
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July 25, 2017
This Deceitful Light is the sequel to The Last Roundhead and was well worth the wait. Reading it was like being back in the 17th Century. More than just history though, there's a strong mystery to it which drives the first half of the book. There's also a strong sense of underlying treachery which I'm sure drives the title of This Deceitful Light. The whole volume is held together with the background and context to Candy fighting his only duel, with Sir John Hurry, who we first met in the Last Roundhead.
This Deceitful Light carries on the story of Sir Blandford Candy, his warts and all autobiography set down in his twilight years in early eighteenth century London where he is the last surviving roundhead. This volume covers from autumn 1643 until a little after the battle of Marston Moor in 1644. Candy is a Captain of the Scouts and gets involved in uncovering treachery and deceit. Some of this is mirrored in his 'present day' of 1719 where his nephew is selling shares in the South Seas company...
Deceitful Light
There are two primary mysteries in this volume. One is a relatively straighforward murder mystery, and the other is a longer running treacherous undercurrent of the civil wars that continues from the Last Roundhead, and no doubt into future volumes of Candy's story. Each of the mysteries, especially the latter, are multi-layered. Several of the layers were unwrapped during the course of the volume, but there are still some layers left to be revealed. For example, who has been writing the anonymous notes to Candy?
There's also a strong sense of the uncertainty and lack of clear objectives of the Parliamentarian leaders in the first civil war. Candy meets Cromwell and the Fairfaxes in the time before they become the real leaders of the army. He also has tangential dealings with Manchester, Leven and other senior Parliamentarians. While they all oppose the King, and strongly enought so to take up arms, they don't agree on what comes next. As the start to win the war their alliance starts to fall apart, preventing them from finishing it when they have an opportunity. We see something similar on the other side through the lenses of Candy's oldest brother and his sister. The former appears as an antagonist and the latter writes to his sister Elizabeth.
Overall there is a sense that those with power and money are jostling to be on the winning side without offending or tipping off the side they are currently ensconced with. For some it's about driving home their convictions, but for most it's about maintaining the social order as it is falling apart, and ensuring that they keep their head on their shoulders.
What I enjoyed most about This Deceitful Light was the language. Candy is an inventive curser, and as one would expect there's a heavy reliance on mid-seventeenth century expressions. Each of these is carefully explained in a footnote the first time it appears. Perhaps the best use of invective is the duelling scene near the end of the story. Candy is offered an opportunity to recant his insults to Sir John Hurry, and instead he repeats them all and adds some more for good measure. It was like a 17th Century episode of the Thick of It, but with fewer swear words.
The history is put in context in the end notes, in the same way as the Last Roundhead did. Often Candy's recollections are biased or mis-remembered, and there's a fair setting of the historicla record straight by Jemahl Evans. There are also a couple of appendices to explain to us some of the finer points of the internal wranglings of the reformation in England, calendars, and money, all of which are strange to the 21st century citizen.
This Deceitful Light carries on the story of Sir Blandford Candy, his warts and all autobiography set down in his twilight years in early eighteenth century London where he is the last surviving roundhead. This volume covers from autumn 1643 until a little after the battle of Marston Moor in 1644. Candy is a Captain of the Scouts and gets involved in uncovering treachery and deceit. Some of this is mirrored in his 'present day' of 1719 where his nephew is selling shares in the South Seas company...
Deceitful Light
There are two primary mysteries in this volume. One is a relatively straighforward murder mystery, and the other is a longer running treacherous undercurrent of the civil wars that continues from the Last Roundhead, and no doubt into future volumes of Candy's story. Each of the mysteries, especially the latter, are multi-layered. Several of the layers were unwrapped during the course of the volume, but there are still some layers left to be revealed. For example, who has been writing the anonymous notes to Candy?
There's also a strong sense of the uncertainty and lack of clear objectives of the Parliamentarian leaders in the first civil war. Candy meets Cromwell and the Fairfaxes in the time before they become the real leaders of the army. He also has tangential dealings with Manchester, Leven and other senior Parliamentarians. While they all oppose the King, and strongly enought so to take up arms, they don't agree on what comes next. As the start to win the war their alliance starts to fall apart, preventing them from finishing it when they have an opportunity. We see something similar on the other side through the lenses of Candy's oldest brother and his sister. The former appears as an antagonist and the latter writes to his sister Elizabeth.
Overall there is a sense that those with power and money are jostling to be on the winning side without offending or tipping off the side they are currently ensconced with. For some it's about driving home their convictions, but for most it's about maintaining the social order as it is falling apart, and ensuring that they keep their head on their shoulders.
What I enjoyed most about This Deceitful Light was the language. Candy is an inventive curser, and as one would expect there's a heavy reliance on mid-seventeenth century expressions. Each of these is carefully explained in a footnote the first time it appears. Perhaps the best use of invective is the duelling scene near the end of the story. Candy is offered an opportunity to recant his insults to Sir John Hurry, and instead he repeats them all and adds some more for good measure. It was like a 17th Century episode of the Thick of It, but with fewer swear words.
The history is put in context in the end notes, in the same way as the Last Roundhead did. Often Candy's recollections are biased or mis-remembered, and there's a fair setting of the historicla record straight by Jemahl Evans. There are also a couple of appendices to explain to us some of the finer points of the internal wranglings of the reformation in England, calendars, and money, all of which are strange to the 21st century citizen.
October 27, 2017
This Deceitful Light fizzes with authentic 17th century wit and ribaldry, as one of the most memorable heroes of recent historical fiction continues his adventures. Blandford Candy dodges bullets, assasination attempts, jealous husbands, embittered relatives and the religious zeal of his increasingly puritanical masters as he negotiates the many dangers of a country at war with itself.
The Last Roundhead was one of the best historical novels I’ve read in a long time. The voice of the main character and narrator, Blandford Candy, was as authentic as it is possible to get in a work written in the 21st century. Better, he existed in a world of such effortlessly convincing period detail and historical incident that reading sometimes felt more like visiting the 17th century. Better still, the story was a rollicking, gripping tale that captivated from beginning to end. It’s saying something, therefore, that in the sequel, This Deceitful Light, Jemahl Evans has bettered the first book in every way.
The Last Roundhead was the tale of a young man thrown headlong into the confusion and violence of the English Civil War. This Deceitful Light follows Blandford Candy as he tries to find his place in the unstable world of the Parliamentary war effort. Once again the civil war narrative is framed by with the recollections of the elderly Blandford looking back from the secure but alien London of the 18th century. The embittered anguish of a man who has outlived his own time is perfectly realised. The younger Blandford encapsulates the same awkward mix of naiveté and cynicism that we saw in him in the first book, but ever more tempered by experience. What Candy loses in youthful optimism, he more than makes up for in acerbic wit.
The narrative centres around a conspiracy at the heart of the war that Candy must uncover, while dodging bullets, swords and the occasional jealous husband. The result is part picaresque, part war story and part murder mystery. Once again, the way the fiction world blends with historical facts and, even more impressively, people, is seamless. With a certain inevitability, Oliver Cromwell begins to figure in the narrative and the nuanced, complex portrayal of the legendary figure stands out even among the similarly finely drawn figures such as ‘Black Tom’ Fairfax And Samuel Butler.
This Deceitful Light is perhaps a slightly more serious book than The Last Roundhead, but it is not without considerable humour, usually black, and some gems of contemporary quotations that both complement the narrative and show how close it is in tone and outlook to the period portrayed. The best of these is by Sir John Suckling – I won’t spoil the book by repeating it here. It is a more world-weary and complex hero who negotiates a more complex and uncertain world. The tendency of various parties to turn their coats first one way and then another spills out with dire consequences for Blandford. Furthermore, the cracks are already visible in the parliamentarian side, with various factions starting to manoeuvre against each other and grudges and rivalries being nursed – it will be fascinating to see how the next book deals with this when the dominoes start to fall, and how the most memorable character of recent historical fiction finds his way through it.
The Last Roundhead was one of the best historical novels I’ve read in a long time. The voice of the main character and narrator, Blandford Candy, was as authentic as it is possible to get in a work written in the 21st century. Better, he existed in a world of such effortlessly convincing period detail and historical incident that reading sometimes felt more like visiting the 17th century. Better still, the story was a rollicking, gripping tale that captivated from beginning to end. It’s saying something, therefore, that in the sequel, This Deceitful Light, Jemahl Evans has bettered the first book in every way.
The Last Roundhead was the tale of a young man thrown headlong into the confusion and violence of the English Civil War. This Deceitful Light follows Blandford Candy as he tries to find his place in the unstable world of the Parliamentary war effort. Once again the civil war narrative is framed by with the recollections of the elderly Blandford looking back from the secure but alien London of the 18th century. The embittered anguish of a man who has outlived his own time is perfectly realised. The younger Blandford encapsulates the same awkward mix of naiveté and cynicism that we saw in him in the first book, but ever more tempered by experience. What Candy loses in youthful optimism, he more than makes up for in acerbic wit.
The narrative centres around a conspiracy at the heart of the war that Candy must uncover, while dodging bullets, swords and the occasional jealous husband. The result is part picaresque, part war story and part murder mystery. Once again, the way the fiction world blends with historical facts and, even more impressively, people, is seamless. With a certain inevitability, Oliver Cromwell begins to figure in the narrative and the nuanced, complex portrayal of the legendary figure stands out even among the similarly finely drawn figures such as ‘Black Tom’ Fairfax And Samuel Butler.
This Deceitful Light is perhaps a slightly more serious book than The Last Roundhead, but it is not without considerable humour, usually black, and some gems of contemporary quotations that both complement the narrative and show how close it is in tone and outlook to the period portrayed. The best of these is by Sir John Suckling – I won’t spoil the book by repeating it here. It is a more world-weary and complex hero who negotiates a more complex and uncertain world. The tendency of various parties to turn their coats first one way and then another spills out with dire consequences for Blandford. Furthermore, the cracks are already visible in the parliamentarian side, with various factions starting to manoeuvre against each other and grudges and rivalries being nursed – it will be fascinating to see how the next book deals with this when the dominoes start to fall, and how the most memorable character of recent historical fiction finds his way through it.
December 11, 2017
What a rollicking romp Jemahl Evans created with This Deceitful Light. I haven't yet read book one (The Last Roundhead) of the adventures of Blandford "Sugar" Candy, but from the first page I was drawn into the bawdy, riotous and often dangerous world of 17th century London. I confess to not being deeply interested in the Civil War period (my fault; not the author's) but I certainly enjoyed the characters, dialog and slang of the period, especially the insults, some of which I plan to use at the first available opportunity.
I recommend this for anyone who enjoyed Rose Tremain's Restoration and also for anyone who enjoys CJ Samsome's Matthew Shardlake series.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for a fair review.
I recommend this for anyone who enjoyed Rose Tremain's Restoration and also for anyone who enjoys CJ Samsome's Matthew Shardlake series.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for a fair review.
August 13, 2017
I had read Jemahl Evan's first book in the Blandford Candy series and found it to be an excellent novel about the English Civil War and so knew I wouldn't be disappointed with its sequel. I wasn't. Jemahl Evans is one of the two writers who I believe capture perfectly not only the period, but also do it in a way that the reader is not only informed, but entertained. I used to enjoy the 'Flashman' novels by George MacDonald Fraser and Blandford Candy is a character in a similar vein, though far more braver than Flashman ever was. The novel is humorous in parts, but also describes quite vividly, the horrors of the war which divided English society, like no war had probably done before. Jemahl Evans has researched the period thoroughly and I learnt a lot from reading the novel, as much probably as from a social history of the times and definitely far more enjoyable. A great read and one that I highly recommend. I look forward to reading more of Blandford candy's adventures, as I am sure there will be more to come.
September 20, 2017
In the second book in the delightful Blandford Candy series, Jemahl Evans takes us on a rollicking ride through embattled seventeenth century England. The tumultuous times of the English Civil War leap from the pages like blasts from the matchlocks and cannons over Marston Moor. Jemahl Evans does for the seventeenth century what George MacDonald Fraser did for the nineteenth. Blandford Candy is as endearing a rogue as you are likely to find in any work of literature. Captain Candy is a truly stunning character.
October 13, 2017
This Deceitful Light is the second volume in the adventures of Captain Blandford ‘Sugar’ Candy, covering the period from the Battle of Newbury (September 1643) up to and including the Battle of Marston Moor (July 1644). It’s a busy ten months for Blandford, who in addition to his duties as a scout for the Parliamentary army has the murder of a friend to deal with, a plot to smuggle gold to the King to foil, and a book containing evidence that could change the course of the war to find.
One of the joys of both this and the previous book, The Last Roundhead, is the way that it gloriously mixes historic fact with imaginative fiction so skilfully that it’s impossible to spot the joins. Every member of the large cast of characters—some well known historical figures like Oliver Cromwell, semi-historical characters like Jonathan Yardley (of soap fame) though to the totally fictitious—is well drawn and stands out as an individual.
Possibly my favourite character in this book is John Coxon, who through the course of the novel grows from unruly street urchin into a sort of Blandford Mini-me, (perhaps giving Blandford the opportunity to ‘see himself as others see him’, who knows?) Another favourite of mine is Blandford’s horse Apple. Poor Apple doesn’t get a mention in most reviews, but honestly, you’ll search hard to find a better example of equine loyalty in the whole of literature. If Apple could only talk, I wonder what stories he would tell…
Throughout the novel, we are never allowed to forget that war is nasty. War is smelly. War is dirty. War brings disease. War is uncomfortable. And what’s more, for many, war is fatal. Several beloved characters are taken from us by means of sword, musket ball, disease or even the hangman’s noose.
Will Blandford himself survive? Well, obviously he does, considering that the framing narrative (which cleverly places the events of the novel in a wider historical context) is narrated by his much older alter-ego (and the older Blandford even cheekily delivers his own spoiler: ‘I’m still here’.) Yet the suspense is expertly maintained throughout as ‘Sugar’ Candy attracts enemies and calamities like an open jar of jam attracts wasps.
And was that a passing reference to Dad’s Army in Chapter One? A fat bespectacled officer named Mainwaring? This Deceitful Light is full of such delightful nuggets.
One of the joys of both this and the previous book, The Last Roundhead, is the way that it gloriously mixes historic fact with imaginative fiction so skilfully that it’s impossible to spot the joins. Every member of the large cast of characters—some well known historical figures like Oliver Cromwell, semi-historical characters like Jonathan Yardley (of soap fame) though to the totally fictitious—is well drawn and stands out as an individual.
Possibly my favourite character in this book is John Coxon, who through the course of the novel grows from unruly street urchin into a sort of Blandford Mini-me, (perhaps giving Blandford the opportunity to ‘see himself as others see him’, who knows?) Another favourite of mine is Blandford’s horse Apple. Poor Apple doesn’t get a mention in most reviews, but honestly, you’ll search hard to find a better example of equine loyalty in the whole of literature. If Apple could only talk, I wonder what stories he would tell…
Throughout the novel, we are never allowed to forget that war is nasty. War is smelly. War is dirty. War brings disease. War is uncomfortable. And what’s more, for many, war is fatal. Several beloved characters are taken from us by means of sword, musket ball, disease or even the hangman’s noose.
Will Blandford himself survive? Well, obviously he does, considering that the framing narrative (which cleverly places the events of the novel in a wider historical context) is narrated by his much older alter-ego (and the older Blandford even cheekily delivers his own spoiler: ‘I’m still here’.) Yet the suspense is expertly maintained throughout as ‘Sugar’ Candy attracts enemies and calamities like an open jar of jam attracts wasps.
And was that a passing reference to Dad’s Army in Chapter One? A fat bespectacled officer named Mainwaring? This Deceitful Light is full of such delightful nuggets.
February 9, 2018
I was lucky enough to win both This Deceitful Light and the first book in the Blandford Candy series in a Goodreads giveaway. I absolutely fell in love with The Last Roundhead and so was incredibly excited when I found out I'd won This Deceitful Light. I love that both of my editions have been signed by Jemahl Evans with some personalisation too, a really nice addition to a series which has quickly become one of my new favourites.
The second book in this series continues to follow Blandford (Sugar) Candy looking back, in his old age, on his life during the Civil War of Roundheads vs Cavaliers. We go on a wild ride up and down the length of England, as Captain Candy is sent all over the country on the orders and whims of those higher than him. When he returns to London he finds much of what he expected to come back to changed, with death and worry all around him. He still manages to be our good old Sugar and find some time with the ladies though, many different ladies... some things never change! We encounter Cromwell within this book and see both his gruff and demanding side as well as the softer side that history often forgets, making him appear much more human than the frequently portrayed character would suggest.
As with the first book in this series, all historical events are referenced in the back of the book and there is an enormous wealth of detail to go alongside Candy's storyline, with extra information included from his sister Anne and from historical accounts of important events he was not part of added in within the chapters in a different font to allow for clear differentiation (definitely loved this bit as the font for the letters is just perfect and the typewriter style for the historical accounts is a good choice).
A beautifully written historical fiction, with enough humour to counteract the death which is an expected companion of a piece set in this time period, but also enough focus on the important moments. I really don't know why these books aren't more popular, definitely recommended by me!
The second book in this series continues to follow Blandford (Sugar) Candy looking back, in his old age, on his life during the Civil War of Roundheads vs Cavaliers. We go on a wild ride up and down the length of England, as Captain Candy is sent all over the country on the orders and whims of those higher than him. When he returns to London he finds much of what he expected to come back to changed, with death and worry all around him. He still manages to be our good old Sugar and find some time with the ladies though, many different ladies... some things never change! We encounter Cromwell within this book and see both his gruff and demanding side as well as the softer side that history often forgets, making him appear much more human than the frequently portrayed character would suggest.
As with the first book in this series, all historical events are referenced in the back of the book and there is an enormous wealth of detail to go alongside Candy's storyline, with extra information included from his sister Anne and from historical accounts of important events he was not part of added in within the chapters in a different font to allow for clear differentiation (definitely loved this bit as the font for the letters is just perfect and the typewriter style for the historical accounts is a good choice).
A beautifully written historical fiction, with enough humour to counteract the death which is an expected companion of a piece set in this time period, but also enough focus on the important moments. I really don't know why these books aren't more popular, definitely recommended by me!
May 23, 2022
a finely balanced historical novel
The horrors of the English Civil war are neatly balanced with humour as Evans’ grumbling hero Blandford Candy gives us a second volume of his memoirs. Candy is an excellent hero, witty, vain, foul mouthed and brave. He is also a survivor. He fights for Parliament and his brother for the King, as happened so often, and the tragedy of this is brought out.
Evans’ ingenious use of contemporary popular sources gives the narrative variety and that authentic ring. But for me the delight of the series is the colour of Candy’s language.
The horrors of the English Civil war are neatly balanced with humour as Evans’ grumbling hero Blandford Candy gives us a second volume of his memoirs. Candy is an excellent hero, witty, vain, foul mouthed and brave. He is also a survivor. He fights for Parliament and his brother for the King, as happened so often, and the tragedy of this is brought out.
Evans’ ingenious use of contemporary popular sources gives the narrative variety and that authentic ring. But for me the delight of the series is the colour of Candy’s language.
August 8, 2018
I ended a review of the prequel to this novel- 'The Last Roundhead' with the words - "Not a novel for readers who want dashing romantic cavaliers or dedicated puritans building a new Jerusalem, just 17th century warfare in all its sordid wretchedness " Not much has changed in this respect....Camp Fever, horrendous siege warfare, turncoats, opportunists flourish in the mayhem and desperation generated by War. Both the siege of York and the depiction of the Battle of Marston Moor are absolutely horrendous.
Captain Blandford is still fornicating, fighting in alehouses, getting into scrapes.His contempt for poets has not mellowed. His sister Susan remains formidable.
His encounters with both Cromwell and his son Oliver, are far superior then most fictional portrayals of Roundhead luminaries. Appreciate the way that the writer draws in less obvious themes such as Gypsies, a football match in London. whilst Captain Blandford also acquires a Black servant. The duel scene with a twist, a sort of ironic depiction of swashbuckling was very jolly. The way that theatrical references emerge adds a lot to the novel. And once again, the Endnotes are worth a read in their own right.
Captain Blandford is still fornicating, fighting in alehouses, getting into scrapes.His contempt for poets has not mellowed. His sister Susan remains formidable.
His encounters with both Cromwell and his son Oliver, are far superior then most fictional portrayals of Roundhead luminaries. Appreciate the way that the writer draws in less obvious themes such as Gypsies, a football match in London. whilst Captain Blandford also acquires a Black servant. The duel scene with a twist, a sort of ironic depiction of swashbuckling was very jolly. The way that theatrical references emerge adds a lot to the novel. And once again, the Endnotes are worth a read in their own right.
April 29, 2019
Sugar rides again
Another instalment in the continuing saga of Blandford Candy. He struggles his way through battles, imprisonment,as events unfold throughout England. Roll on next instalment.
Another instalment in the continuing saga of Blandford Candy. He struggles his way through battles, imprisonment,as events unfold throughout England. Roll on next instalment.
June 30, 2018
Fantastic story even better when you know that this is all from family history archives. All about Blandford Candy and his experiences during the civil war. The Cromwell and Royalist war which was all re religious beliefs and austerity. The spy networks and subterfuge using the public masses and the killing and looting which went on pitting family and neighbour against each other. I felt the book which is told as memories throughout ended abruptly. Definitely another volume is needed and I m sure that if the archives ended with the book then Jahmal is talented enough to give us another volume with his knowledge of the history of these times. This book was won as a Good Reads give away and I m grateful that I was the lucky winner. Thank you.
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