|reviewer=Robert James
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=Epic novel of the sea starts in a small Danish town in 1848 and spans 97 years and much of the globe. An incredible achievementwith achievement with a host of wonderful characters and some of the best writing of recent times.
|rating=5
|buy=Yes
|borrow=Yes
|paperback=0099512963
|hardback=1846550963
|audiobook=
|date=April 2010
|isbn=978-1846550966
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>18465509630099512963</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>0151013772</amazonus>
}}
Further reading suggestion: The only literary fiction I’ve come across
in the last ten years which is at a similar level of excellence to
this book is the equally breathtaking [[Shadow of the Wind by CarlosRuis Zafon]].
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