Simon van Booy's The Illusion of Separateness
Van Booy's latest features a cast of interrelated characters and their experiences, varying from a young man off to war in 1939 to his granddaughter in 2005 and 2010 (well, anyway, those were the characters I liked the best, but there are several others not in their family) and how one encounter in France in 1944 affected all of them. I will say that this book could maybe have been longer, though it certainly tells a good story in the pages it has. And a couple of the sections--particularly those involving one Mr. Hugo--feel overly writer-y/crafted to me, whereas the other sections flow much more naturally. Those are minor complaints, though; on the whole, this is really a lovely book, perfect for more literary-minded beach readers. A-/B+.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book is available now.
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