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an epic drama, beautifully written, very sad

Very like John Irving (whom I love) and similarly bursting with humanity, but moves more quickly from scene to scene. Only downside for me was that (perhaps because I was reading it in one hour chunks) I forgot who was who and how they related on a few occasions (so maybe the number of characters could have been pared back?), but I stuck with it and enjoyed it.

my copy is so loved it no longer has a cover