Many people will love this book which charts the years between the late 1800s to WW I through the lives of an unconventional family and their English and German friends. Like a glittering kaleidoscope, the chapters dissolve one into another, revealing yet another tantalising facet of the era. There's no doubt that Byatt is a brilliant writer, although there were longueurs when I wished she would stop being brilliant and just get on with the story.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 55 Winter 2010 ) |
