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It's one of those books that really transports you back to the time in which it is set. If I were to be ultra critical, I got the sense that the author is more authentic writing about the male characters, but to counter this, Constance is an exceptionally strong character and so it is perhaps not surprising that some of her actions appear somewhat surprising.
Anthony Quinn's [[The Rescue Man by Anthony Quinn|first novel ]] won him the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award and I would not be at all surprised if this novel features amongst this year's literary prizes and I'm sure it will be amongst my personal favourites for this year. Full of personal drama and tragedy in a traumatic age, this is very highly recommended.
Many thanks to the kind folk at Jonathan Cape for inviting The Bookbag to review this hugely enjoyable book.
