Review: simply brilliant
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 3, 2012
This is the first book I have awarded a five star rating too and when you read it you will also.I could not put this book down which surprised me as I only purchased it because I loved the title. The main character is just so easy to identify with, maybe because we are of a similar age and it deals with a world of growing old and what we become when we lose our memories which are the most precious things we hold in life. Not only does the character deal with his mother's illness but we see the teenage version dealing with his grandfathers memories as he begins to slip away but what is probably most pertinent is that the main character must come to terms with his own ageing life and what the future holds for him and whether he made the most of his past.The prose is wonderful and the book flows at times like lyrical poetry. I just couldn't put this book down once I'd started it.If you only read one book this year then make it this one.