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This book is a perfect example of what happens when you give more weight to prose than plot. I had high hopes, especially considering the numerous plaudits crammed in all over the covers, but ultimately it was a bit of a let down.
Orkney is the story of an ageing college professor who marries one of his young students, and follows how their new life together unfolds as they honeymoon on the ever changing Orkney coast. Amy Sackville writes beautifully, and if this book was a short story it might ...more
Orkney is the story of an ageing college professor who marries one of his young students, and follows how their new life together unfolds as they honeymoon on the ever changing Orkney coast. Amy Sackville writes beautifully, and if this book was a short story it might ...more
Feb 06, 2013
Sam
marked it as to-read
