| Nick Jones has produced a debut novel that is quite | | | | when unearthed and enduring love, individual triumphs |
| remarkable. A real page turner in the best traditions | | | | and acute sadness are beautifully portrayed through |
| of the genre and difficult to put down. | | | | the first 25 years of the Twentieth Century in this |
| This is an expansive cross-class family saga that | | | | brilliantly researched and well written book. The plot is |
| transports the reader from the beauty of Devon, | | | | well paced with twists and turns that are very real |
| the excitement and glamour of London to the | | | | and often when you least expect them. |
| horrors of the battlefield in First World War Belgium. | | | | The ending is very clever and makes you want to |
| Superbly descriptive writing brings the settings to life | | | | know what happens next - I believe a sequel is |
| so that the reader really feels they are in the novel | | | | underway - and I can't wait to read it. I can still |
| with the characters, who are skilfully introduced and | | | | picture the scenes as if I was there weeks later, and |
| developed into real people to love and hate. | | | | it is easy to forget that this is a work of fiction, so |
| Max Chambers is determined to escape from the life | | | | believable is it. |
| of servitude into which he was born and this is his | | | | A fantastic read. Move over Barbara Taylor Bradford |
| tale. As with many families there are hidden truths | | | | and Nora Roberts. |
| and untold tensions that have seismic repercussions | | | | |