Cis H. (californiadreamin) reviewed on 8/8/2015 + 273 more book reviews

Another delightful, thought-provking story from Penelope Lively. Story starts out a little slow, and had me asking so many questions: Why is Nick so disorganized for an academic? Why was this envelope buried in his stacks of papers for so many years? Why did Kath leave it instead of destroying it?
All of these questions lead me to read on. Lively's story telling does that to you, having you turn page after page to allow her story to unfold. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, even though other reviewers found it too slow and/or boring. If you enjoy descriptive phrases, if you enjoy the mystery of why people do things in life, you will enjoy this novel.

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