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shesnotthere's review against another edition
2.0
This was a book club selection. I'm not particularly wild about books that jump from the present to the past & back again. Books with that premise have to be absolutely engrossing to keep my attention. This book wasn't engrossing in the least. I didn't relate or like any of the characters and I found the book rather dull & plodding. I hate to say that I didn't finish another book from the book club, but I have to admit that I didn't finish the book. It just didn't keep my interest.
elisefarmer's review against another edition
2.0
This was an okay summer holiday read, if a little underdeveloped, unsatisfying at the end, and over-reliant on real life details - the fact that the narrator had a reknowned painter for a father was either unimaginative or a deliberate ploy to incease readership banking on the intrigue of Lucian. Several threads of the story went nowhere - I thought the fact that the grandmother believed the narrator's best friend to have been related to the family was going to somewhere and was kind of waiting for that shoe to drop, but it never did.
sewfarsewgood's review against another edition
3.0
The story of a family through time.This book balances really well the experiences of the family during WWI and the experiences of their children and grandchildren today. I really enjoyed this book, it was a quick easy read and quite engaging though I did sometimes find that the plot lagged in certain areas and I found the WWI chapters more interesting than those involving Sarah. I also was disappointed that the book builds up to Sarah visiting Gaglow before it is sold but this doesn't happen until the last chapter and there's just some description about the estate now and that is where it finishes, I would have liked to have read more about her experience there, but that might just be me.
ellen1966's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
pussreboots's review against another edition
3.0
I remember liking the book but the details are fuzzy.
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