Am I alone in recommending Crace - too quirky? Well, here's another! In 1836 an American ship runs aground in a winter storm. The fishing village of Wherrytown finds itself playing host to the sailors, their run-away slave, their cargo of cows, and another misfit - well-meaning Aymer Smith, hopelessly out of his depth trying to make amends for injustice and find a wife. An inspired comedy of the consequences of upset equilibria, told with quietly startling poetry.
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 58 Autumn 2010 ) |
