An excellent read, despite being set in an isolated English village during the Plague year,1666! Although it's peppered with apt literary, religious and historical facts and allusions, these do not distract from the flow and focus of the narrative. Brooks' experience as a war correspondent, and thus largely journalistic writing is perhaps evident in that there is no attempt at deep character development. A good story, well-researched and well-told compensates for this in my view.
(Margaret Teh - bwl 30 June 2005 ) |
