More of the Same

Although the ending leaves Ari Thor's future open to further stories this is probably enough. It may be a quirk of the translation (from Icelandic to French to English apparrently) but the writing seemed a bit more redundant - continual reminders about the changes in the town, the delicious buns, the gathering storm etc etc started to wear a bit thin.

Still a good entertaining read as it rolls along though.

Excellent Read

Story being told by Clodagh in about 2000 about events that happened to her in the late 1980s in London. It starts with her leaving home not really recovered from a terrible accident with her teenage lover and ends with her writing the account for her husband in her penthouse apartment in Highgate whilst awaiting his return from work in Africa.

Along the way we learn about her current life (a becoming successful electrician with her own small business) and the story of what happened to her after she left home in Suffolk to study Psychogy & Business Studies at "Grand Union Polytechnic" in London.

The Poetry of Paths

Having previously read Underland I was delighted to find this earlier book was every bit as rich and entertaining.