Sentence:  A whole family mythology is gradually set up, as different people's stories begin to intertwine. It is a discontinuous narrative that is <WSD>well-handed</WSD> on the whole, with enough common ground between the narratives to hold the book together, although I found the middle parts of James Cleaver's family history far too long, and the repetition of images rather too persistent. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Skillfully put together.