26 Sep-23 Oct 23
Sometimes when there has been so much hype about a book and I am late to the party, it inevitably disappoints. This was not one of those times. Impossible to summarise - an oddball mix of friends in London and Florence from 1940s to 1970s, with flashbacks thrown in? Wonderful characters, setting and writing. I absolutely loved Ulysses, Cress, Evelyn, Massimo, Alys and, of course, Claude. Heartwarming, joyful and poignant.