It made me want to read the book every time I wasn’t reading it. This part raised my expectations very high. An ambitious rags to riches story with so much adventure & character development, all in 46 pages was a marvel to behold. And, also, though it sounds unfair, it might be my favourite part of the entire novel. This part, though only of 46 pages, was what hooked me to the book. When I started this book, the first part was all about Henry Whitaker, who is our protagonist Alma Whitaker’s father. This 500-page book is divided into 5 five parts. So, this review is in five parts where each signifies the five parts in the novel. I made a lot of notes because of the length of the book & also because I tend to forget the entire story as soon as I finish it. I have not reviewed this book the way I usually do. Makes me think about the author’s writing process.

Pretty much like Gilbert’s ‘City of Girls’, I enjoyed this book initially & not so much towards the end of it. But with all its hits and misses, it gave me a rollercoaster of a reading experience. At other times, I had such strong hatred for it than I couldn’t take into action.

At times I had more love for it than I could portray. I read this 500-page historical fiction novel set in 1800s in three days, over the long weekend. This one’s cover is just so beautiful, that I may have preferred to read it because of that sole reason. I finally picked it up because I wanted to read a big book. Hi Readers! I recently read The Signature of All Things.

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