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Rachel N.
Aug 28, 2015 rated it really liked it
A companion novel to Life After Life this book tells the story of Teddy Todd. The most interesting parts of the book to me were Teddy's war. I didn't find Teddy's daughter Viola as annoying as some but I wouldn't want to be around her much. The ending of the book annoyed me. Overall a worthwhile read. ...more
Windy
Jan 13, 2016 rated it really liked it
Quite a book! Most of it tells of Teddy's experience as an RAF pilot in WW2 which was fascinating. Also descriptions of relationships which were moving. However there were parts involving his wider family which were uninteresting and I skimmed through. ...more
Lara
Jun 30, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
I loved it and it is grim reading at times. The portions of the novel about Viola and Nancy were more of a slog than typical Atkinson fare but it did come together quite beautifully at the end.
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