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A review by susie_m
Dominion by C.J. Sansom
4.0
I enjoyed this spy novel set in the alternative history of 1952. The book begins with the decision to make Halifax the prime minister in 1940, rather than Churchill, and supposes that Britain then surrendered to the Germans after a short war. To someone with limited historical knowledge it contained enough names and places to make it feel that this outcome was possible, and the historical setting was, after all, only the setting and premise for the plot of a fictional spy drama.
The drama moved along at a reasonable pace, and, although it may have appeared somewhat contrived in places, I wanted to know whether they got away in the end. What I found most thought provoking however, was the speed with which the people could be persuaded towards nationalism and the ill treatment of others. Let's hope this was the real fiction of the novel.
The drama moved along at a reasonable pace, and, although it may have appeared somewhat contrived in places, I wanted to know whether they got away in the end. What I found most thought provoking however, was the speed with which the people could be persuaded towards nationalism and the ill treatment of others. Let's hope this was the real fiction of the novel.