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If you find the heavily detailed post-war political details that some characters display in the first half of this novel a bit too much (my reason for the one star reduction,) then try to concentrate on the high quality, and superbly intelligent, writing. That's a core skill increasingly lost in the hum-drum 'safe' celeb led publishing world of today. Arguably the one and only essential skill that a writer must have... to write well!
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Bolstered by the pen of a real writer the narrative comes ali ...more
If you find the heavily detailed post-war political details that some characters display in the first half of this novel a bit too much (my reason for the one star reduction,) then try to concentrate on the high quality, and superbly intelligent, writing. That's a core skill increasingly lost in the hum-drum 'safe' celeb led publishing world of today. Arguably the one and only essential skill that a writer must have... to write well!
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Bolstered by the pen of a real writer the narrative comes ali ...more
OK book. I could guess what is going on.
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Marcella Wigg
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it was amazing
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