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Book SynopsisThe acclaimed first novel from one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2003, a powerful tale of love, war and divided loyalties
Trade Review'A beautifully crafted, lyrical novel' * Maggie O'Farrell,
Observer Books of the Year *
'Moving, memorable and beautifully written' * Jessica Mann,
Sunday Telegraph *
'Deeply felt and vividly imagined' * Lionel Shriver,
Daily Telegraph *
'Fresh and engaging...Some sentences and passages are crafted so beautifully and seemingly effortlessly that it provokes envy.' * David Cornett,
Sunday Express *
'Quietly powerful... a fine piece of work * Stephen Knight,
Times Literary Supplement *
'His prose and the evocation of time and place are almost always of the highest order...he approaches the Second World War with a fresh and contemporary style, a gift that he shares with Kazuo Ishiguro' * Russell Celyn Jones,
The Times *
'A scintillating instance of fictional imagination applied to history' * Richard Eder,
New York Times *
'Impressive...a compelling story in itself, but Davies's special skill lies in integrating conflicts that drive the narrative at a more intense level' * Richard Gwyn,
Independent *
deft and graceful * Good Book Guide *
