A review by theediblewoman
The Piano Man's Daughter by Timothy Findley

2.0

I picked up this book because the back cover mentions “the outbreak of WWII” and “1939” and a young mans’ journey to discover the past and life of his mysterious mother. I am very into World War Two fiction. I am not at all into fiction set in the 1890s to late 1910s. 90% of this book was set in that time, which was not interesting for me to read in the least. Not only that, but there was no plot, and none of the characters were interesting or had any depth at all. I almost hated this book and I’m surprised that I finished it. I’m uselessly optimistic when it comes to books and I thought it might eventually turn around. Not to mention my guilt complex over not finishing books. It was slightly better towards the end because it was set in “modern” times. Still, I wouldn’t recommend this book and I don’t get the point of it. Too bad, because I quite liked some of Timothy Findlay’s other books