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Thoroughly enjoyed this. Was immediately pulled in to the lives of the characters and intrigued by the continuity of the overlapping stories. Enjoyed how the author moved the story forward and backwards in time so effortlessly, each life thoroughly entwined with others. Each jump forward in time left a gap in the story that was eventually filled in, yet it never felt disjointed. Arrival at the end of the book felt like a smooth journey through the years, which is something the characters in the
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I am obviously feeling rather crotchety this week. All my comments should be ignored. But, nevertheless, I found this book predictable and slow going. The characters never struck me as all that brave. The story went on and on….Who knows why I’m not raving over it? But I am not.
May 24, 2008
YoSafBridg
marked it as to-read
May 31, 2010
Kat (A Journey In Reading)
marked it as to-read
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historical-fiction
Oct 28, 2014
Pam
marked it as to-read
Jun 23, 2021
Lisa of Hopewell
marked it as to-read
