The chapters flip between 1980's Lancaster and present day Edinburgh, and although this works pretty well, and the book has a good story at its heart, I did feel that it was over-long and carried on telling the story way after it should have ended. The loose ends were tied so neatly that they seemed a little fake. Overall, the pace does pick up in the second half of the book, and there is a genuinely absorbing storyline at its heart.
Further Reading: If you like this book, you might like [[The Generation Game by Sophie Duffy|The Generation Game]]or [[This Holey Life by Sophie Duffy|This Holey Life], both by Sophie Duffy.
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