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Birdsong. Little Brown in New York opined that the book was too long. And could it be relocated for recent conflagrations? (Snow Country has no American publisher.) His descriptions of his characters go to such depths that you invest in their outcomes and want them to achieve their heart’s desire but like real life there are many disappointments.

Snow Country - Sebastian Faulks: Sebastian Faulks

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Among the tangled minutiae of human connection, Faulks laces the political and social upheaval of Europe in the first 30 years of the last century. The scope of this is remarkable; characters’ lives play out in immense detail while retaining the observational quality Faulks has perfected rather than crossing over into mundane exposition. Lena and Anton’s stories spin off in tangents, with the reader following down the rabbit hole, eager to see where it leads. From 2013–2018, he sat on the Government Advisory Group for the Commemoration of the First World War. [16] Novels [ edit ]

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What was real was the smell of coffee from the kitchen next door, the sound of Delphine singing to herself as she tidied, her footsteps on the wooden floor. He went in, stood behind her and put his arms around her waist, then pressed himself against her.Among the tangled minutiae of human connection, Faulks laces the political and social upheaval of Europe in the first 30 years of the last century. The scope of this is remarkable; characters’ lives play out in immense detail while retaining the observational quality Faulks has perfected… Faulks has the rare ability to hold the human experience taut on the line, ready for inspection, examining each gleaming scale until veering towards the hypnotic…. [a] unique and expansive love story. Interest in mental health. 1: 100 people hear voices; these are consistent figures regardless of nationality, climate, nutrition. A freak of evolution. Man has discovered consciousness- but at what price? This is unique to humans. Another beautifully written book by Sebastian Faulks. This is a follow on from Human Traces, but no real need to read that first.