Katie Walker

I listened to this book on Audible and found it fascinating and immersive. It is complex and would probably benefit from a second read. There was poetry, history, magic, family drama and a love story. The story settings include New York, Goa, Mexico and Italy as well as Delhi. I thoroughly recommend this book.

This was very much my era though my experiences didn’t coincide too much. I was left wondering about several of the characters. What happened to Miriam? Did Paul manifest as a character in a later book as we just had hints that he would be a politician. And Benjamin- did he just end up in a bank? I didn’t like the way it ended. The long sentence could have given the same effect at a tenth of the length.

This was a real page turner. There were very few (if any) sympathetic characters and quite a predictable plot but I enjoyed it and recommend it.

This is a beautifully written book. I was fully absorbed in every detail. It’s my favourite of his books so far - and I loved Line of Beauty. Incidents from David’s life unfold - some left hanging - some details emerging much later. It’s not a thriller. It’s not rule breaking but it’s a book to savour.