The first of a trilogy about rural life in the West Country just before the WW I. This background has been used many times before but Pears's style of presentation is most unusual and he uses it to great advantage. The story opens with a detailed description of a boy carefully and lovingly grooming a horse. We are gradually introduced to the many other characters who work on the estate until the story slowly emerges.
(Judith Peppitt - bwl 92 Spring 2019 ) |
