This is the second novel in the West Country trilogy by Tim Pears. It is a vivid description of rural life in Devon and Cornwall just before WWI. Some things were familiar to me as my Cornish mother was born in 1908. What gives this novel authenticity is that despite the beauty of the language Pears does not spare his readers any of the harsh details of life at that time particularly when dealing with animal husbandry.
(Judith Peppitt - bwl 93 Summer 2019 ) |
