Miss Garnet's Angel
ISBN:
9780002261159 (0002261154)
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Travel,
Cultural,
Italy,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
Contemporary,
Modern,
Female Authors
Sweet story about an older english woman finding out about living and life through Venice, some of the people living there and the book of Tobit. Nothing too deep. A great holiday book.
This novel began very promisingly. It was charming and interesting and while that remains throughout the novel I found myself drifting away from it a little. About halfway through the book, it seemed to get bogged down by the biblical elements of the story. I'm normally a fan of theological meander...
Well written, but overrated. Leaves a slightly nasty taste (like Waugh's Handful of Dust). The parallels with the story of Tobit probably work better second time round. Even better if you're familiar with Venice, though I didn't notice the map!
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