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I should have liked this book more than I did. And I feel guilty writing that- after all the author has my respect. But this book was at times tedious. The 2016 family held my interest, but the 1870's family really didn't, apart from the female scientist; a woman before her time and a real person from history. Many themes intertwine, the collapsing house, the collapsing expectations, our collapsing ecosystems, not to mention the politics with an obvious politician suitably mentioned and despaire
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I really enjoyed this book. The characters were so well developed and the commentary on current events threaded through the novel was refreshing.
‘...the secret of happiness is low expectations.’
A tad slow, and the millennial daughter kinda annoyed the hell out of me (even if I liked some of what she had to say, including the quote above)...but overall a delightful historical fiction read.
A tad slow, and the millennial daughter kinda annoyed the hell out of me (even if I liked some of what she had to say, including the quote above)...but overall a delightful historical fiction read.
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