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This book positively shimmered. I thought about it for days afterward, and not for any specific reason apart from sheer awe at this author's skill. This novel is perhaps the best book I've read all year. Her economy of phrase, wit, and ability to apply a dream-like sheen to a whole compendium of characters makes this book a strange journey, much like an odd dream that you wake up wondering, "was that real?"
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What a remarkable love story of all kinds of love. Tastefully and sensitively written. Well worthy of the Booker Prize.
Gains ground in the back half as Claudia fleshes out as a character, and Lively's brief-but-punchy descriptions of Egypt during World War II give you a tremendous sense of place.
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