“Winner of the Costa Award.
Canada 1865. What the author does well is give a vision of this frozen setting with splendid vividness.
Took me to long to read it which makes me think it’s not as good as everyone says it is.
Score 7/10
Date read August 2007
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“Hooray a good book!
This won the Costa novel of the year. A great spy thriller that makes you think. Switches easily from present to WW2, something other author can’t always master.
Read more by him…yes please.
Score 8/10
Date read January 2007
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“I listened to this delightful audiobook and loved it.
Full of mystery, myths and music. Ireland and presumably the world is split in two, our world and fairy world. Time is being lost from our world and added to fairy world, this needs fixing. The author won The Whitbread for this. Each chapter begins with some Irish music which she and her band play, lovely.
Score 8.5/10
Date read November 2006
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“Whitbread award winner. Keep an eye on this Scottish author, she writes very well.
Each of the dysfunctional member of this family are touched by an enigmatic stranger.
Score 7/10
Date read August 2006
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