The Great Fire
The sweeping story of men and women struggling to reclaim their lives in the aftermath of world conflict by 'one of the greatest writers working in English today' (Michael Cunningham) and Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction.
The sweeping story of men and women struggling to reclaim their lives in the aftermath of world conflict by 'one of the greatest writers working in English today' (Michael Cunningham) and Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction.
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ISBN:
9781844080571 (1844080579)
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
War,
World War II,
Japan,
Australia
Tedious, stilted, dated. Oh, and an unseemly Lolita plot.
Unfortunately this novel didn't really do it for me. There are some beautiful descriptions (despite the time setting of the novel - being post-ww2) and the undercurrents of feelings are absolutely amazing however I get really confused sometimes with the conversations, I don't know if it's me but so...
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