One for listeners who like a challenge

If you could sum up Peculiar Ground in three words, what would they be?

challenging evocative overcomlex

What did you like best about this story?

The evocation of the early restoration peraiod from the perspectiveof a returning landowner, dispossessed under the previous commonweaklth regime and t5he sights, sounds and smells ofclothes,landscape, food, everything.

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

The is distyinctyive character tiof the minor players in the narrative ,You get a better picture of the minor characters than yoou would by just reading it,, especially those of lower social status

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I nearly criedboth when LordWoldingham's son drowned and when Cecily revkeale dher plsguee symtoms to Norris through a window

Any additional comments?

I had two problems: the first was t he multiplicity of the characters in the twentieth century sections: they ir individual characters emerged too slowly and I couldn't see the point of some of the female chasracters.There were too many themes: the borders theme came over clearly but thereee alkso seemed to be sdome significance in the action of water, which I didn't quite grasp.Overall I preferred the 1660s s sections and I was tempted to skip .

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Fascinating and complex historic novel

Loved it, multi-character, 2 major historic periods (17th century restoration and 1950s to1980s. Beautifully read, a perfect audio book.

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