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Review by Ben Macnair (300616) Rating (6/10) Review
by Ben Macnair These are just the start of Colin’s troubles though, as he loses money faster than he can make it, his new wife Chloe falls ill with a troubling and rare illness, whilst his house shrinks around him and his loyal butler and friend Nicholas ages years in a few days… This is not the happiest of books. Chick’s expensive collecting costs him his life, whilst Chloe illness can only be alleviated by expensive flowers, and when they run out, Colin’s grief is so over-powering that even his pet mouse commits suicide to avoid the gloom. Although the themes of the novel are of the darkest colour, it is leavened by many intellectual jokes, and the closeness of the four principal characters is particularly well drawn. If you are on the lookout for a book that is completely original but exudes warmth and humanity, this book is well worth a read. Other people agree. It has already formed the basis of an opera and two film adaptations. |
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