JOHN BOYNE’S 12th novel for adults takes place across more than 2,000 years and 50 countries. The sprawling, 430-page story addresses familiar social issues at pivotal moments in history, but too often there is nothing to back up the author’s obvious ambition. The book begins in Palestine with the unnamed narrator recalling his traumatic childhood… Read more »
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