Sunday, October 25, 2015

and the book

Notwithstanding by Louis de Bernieres
It is a delightful book dealing with life in an English village. The community remains but it has few members, mostly old and eccentric. But some of the stories are very pleasant and the style, its soft humour are absolutely entertaining in a gentle way. I did not know anything about this author or this book and so the find is all the more engaging.

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