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wendypalmer 's review for:
Shrines of Gaiety
by Kate Atkinson
- I love this era, and this author, so I knew I would enjoy this, and I certainly did.
- It's a tapestry of perspectives that slightly overlap in time as the story moves forward, giving rise to small mysteries and larger ones, small surprises and larger ones. That's a style I would usually find irritating in a lesser author, but Kate Atkinson has a masterful touch.
- The somewhat abrupt ending, with short shrift given to some characters, took me somewhat aback, but given this is partly about the opportunities and dangers for women in this time period, it was apt (and I did love the main female characters).
- It's a tapestry of perspectives that slightly overlap in time as the story moves forward, giving rise to small mysteries and larger ones, small surprises and larger ones. That's a style I would usually find irritating in a lesser author, but Kate Atkinson has a masterful touch.
- The somewhat abrupt ending, with short shrift given to some characters, took me somewhat aback, but given this is partly about the opportunities and dangers for women in this time period, it was apt (and I did love the main female characters).