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Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield
3.0

[a:Diane Setterfield|22665|Diane Setterfield|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1255913779p2/22665.jpg] is a clever observer.

When she describes William's mixed feelings of triumph and guilt, pride and shame in the prologue to [b:Bellman & Black: A Ghost Story|17571907|Bellman & Black A Ghost Story|Diane Setterfield|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1384157600s/17571907.jpg|6220983], I knew that I was going to be immersed in his character.

A church congregation singing a final hymn is so well portrayed; the person that sings as loud as possible, the ones who lags behind the melody for half a beat, the person who jumps ahead with no sense of pacing, the low hum of others who don't know the words, all trigger a memory from a long ago hometown church pew.

Following William through his life, there is always a sense of dread. This made for an uneasy read. What are the consequences of a busy all absorbing life?