Logan Montstuart's story and that of the 20th century is told through the diary he kept intermittently from 1923 to his final years in France. It is so cleverly crafted that encouraged by the discreet footnotes, the list of his works and the index at the back you could be forgiven for believing this is not fiction but a real diary written by a real person. If you enjoyed the recent TV dramatisation, the book is even better.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 59 Winter 2011 ) |
