In a richly inspired debut reminiscent of "Snow Falling on Cedars" and "The English Patient," this stirring novel, set against a magnificent Alaskan backdrop, reveals one of the most closely guarded secrets of World War II in a tale that is both a heart-quickening mystery and a unique love story.
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In a richly inspired debut reminiscent of "Snow Falling on Cedars" and "The English Patient," this stirring novel, set against a magnificent Alaskan backdrop, reveals one of the most closely guarded secrets of World War II in a tale that is both a heart-quickening mystery and a unique love story.
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The Cloud Atlas by Liam Callanan
is written in a style comparable to Charles Dickens with Chaucer editing over his shoulder.
Nowhere as yet, have I a found a World War II
soldier. As an avid reader, I found this book
difficult to digest. It opens in eighteenth
century New Zealand.
Although it would appear to be clever of the writer to speak in the vernacular of the local and time frame, it makes the story more of a linguistic puzzle than an entertaining tale.
