Late to the party, as ever, because I wanted to write a long and detailed comment about how much I loved this, but to be honest? It boiled down to DAMN. I WISH I HAD BOUGHT A RECENT BOOK THIS GOOD.

The whole thing was superlative -- style, pace, emotional content, the marvellous structuring of it all.

I am in awe. All I can say is that I am so very, very glad I got to read it, and thank you for sharing your work!