so-soThis is one of those historical novels I‘m glad exists because it brought a historical figure to my notice. And I finished it because it‘s for book club. But there were no sentences than sang to me, and the characters didn‘t quite come to life as of their time. Not many anachronisms I could be sure of (notable exception- a counter in a kitchen, which would have had a table and perhaps other furniture, but nothing built in.) 👇🏻
Lcsmcat 👆🏻 Ballard fascinates me, but this author‘s version of her was too 21st century, and too perfect. Her worst trait is a temper she unleashes on the “bad guys.” And where Lawton could have used his experiences in the war to humanize and explain North, she used them only as proof he was a monster. A low 3 at best. But now I want to read the biography, 2d
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