A book that has easily worked it's way into being one of my favourite reads of this entire year, which is definitely saying something as I only finished it in July. This is one of those rare gems of a book that I was actually deeply sad about finally finishing but excited to discuss as well.
The writer presents the era of history perfectly through the effective method of viewing it through the eyes of the Moore and Carter families who take centre stage through the book. These two vastly different groups having been drawn together through their patriarchal figureheads longlasting comradeship. The two family men having met in the 1950s during National Service, one having to save the other from an unfortunate gambling mishap before both face military training that will forever alter them.
The place where this novel really shines and properly allows itself to break away from others of its kind in the genre is how it fully encourages the reader to think in depth on how homebound and international historical events can come back to affect people and how these situations can affect how those individuals to view the world around them in the aftermath.
The writer presents the era of history perfectly through the effective method of viewing it through the eyes of the Moore and Carter families who take centre stage through the book. These two vastly different groups having been drawn together through their patriarchal figureheads longlasting comradeship. The two family men having met in the 1950s during National Service, one having to save the other from an unfortunate gambling mishap before both face military training that will forever alter them.
The place where this novel really shines and properly allows itself to break away from others of its kind in the genre is how it fully encourages the reader to think in depth on how homebound and international historical events can come back to affect people and how these situations can affect how those individuals to view the world around them in the aftermath.