Advantages: Faulks creates then implants both character and place deep within you. Disadvantages: Not his best novel but better by far than most of this genre.
...relief from screaming headlines trumpeting the latest tabloid marital martyr, the self-righteously indignant judgment of 'him whose no better than he should be.' As you sit on your sofa, your train or plane and briefly close your eyes to let the words steep through like autumn tea in the big brown pot, you can almost see the rain sodden streets and smell the oppressive fustiness of provincial hospitality. This is a thought provoking and profoundly ...
nikkifayego 11.09.2009
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