![]() ![]() The prose is beautiful, with some extremely good descriptive passages and if the author has not experienced all these matters, then he has grasped them superbly and banged the nail on the head. “There is only one word for this book – “Brilliant” it is quite easily the best book we have read as a group so far during my attendance at reading group. In summary the writing is impressive for its depth and breadth and my comments regarding verbosity would be easily removed by some judicious editing.” ![]() The various characters reflect British society and its changes during the post war years and movingly describe the many ups and downs that could be experienced by people over a full life, if they had lived. I found some parts extremely accurate in particular the efforts of the character of Alec to get into high paying national newspaper printing-I was an apprentice compositor in 1964 and remember vividly the pay you could get on a “national” and the power of the printing chapels (Union branches) The destruction of the printing industry after the Wapping dispute Is accurate also. Through the prism of the five characters much of British post war society is illustrated in some detail. The book covers the possible lives of five children killed in a WW2 bomb in London. “Not an easy book to read, very literary and, in places very verbose in its descriptive parts. “Profoundly affected me- these were real people for me and glorious in their ordinariness.” ![]() “One of the most well observed books I have ever read. ![]()
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