Waters is one of those authors with significant time between novels but in a good way. She just has this knack for fiction that makes me so happy. Love the interconnecting lives, something I usually find a bit hokey and hard to swallow. And somehow it pulls off the balancing act of managing to be heartbreaking AND uplifing at the same time.

I do have a tendency to get a little bit lost when there are many characters, plus this book has an unconventional style that means rereading some parts. With Sarah Waters you really don't mind rereading. And then rereading. and rerereading.

And if you aren't a reader be sure to put Tipping the Velvet on your Netflix list. Not quite as good as the book but still excellent.

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