The book description does not do justice to this incredible novel. This is really a coming of age tale for the protagonist, the oldest of three brothers. Their mother died in a terrorist bombing on Easter, and now it is Christmas, the first Christmas without Mum. And Dad has traveled to a confere...
I wanted to like this book so much. It seemed like the perfect book for me, a "book for readers" is how it is marketed, a book about a woman who loves books ... It started out well enough, our heroine was quoting Jane Eyre and other classics that I love. Her neighbors actually refer to her as "th...