Review: Bountiful banter with depth
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 31, 2013
Westlake delivers a book that is anything but cliché. Packed with borderline dark humor, innovate literary artistry, and delightfully vivid  prose, the novel recreates relationships that tug on our heartstrings as we are drawn into their drama when betrayal and loss test the durability of friendship. I wouldn't call it an "easy read"--more of an intellectual stirring, challenging the reader to think deeper, to feel more powerfully. It's a contemplative book, yet it retains the blessed relief of wit during the narrative journey. For the non-traveler, be prepared for a descriptive trip to the heart of England. You'll be glad to have taken the voyage.