![]() ![]() I liked the book, but didnt love it as I do earlier Sansom books. But Im guessing most fans of historical fiction have that. Sansoms literary thriller Winter in Madrid earned Sansom comparisons to Graham Greene. ![]() But otherwise, another engaging novel by one of my favourite authors. Dominion as its meant to be heard, narrated by Daniel Weyman. The only criticism is the 'couple who have lost a child' scenario, which I feel has become a bit of a cliche of late. It became a real page-turner and I was gripped throughout. I liked the mix of fiction and real characters and there is the real feeling of a less benign GB than the one we are used to post-war. They go on the run and a dangerous game of cat and mouse ensues to a gripping ending. I like that we get to know the characters and the slow creep of danger as they realise that the world they are living in is becoming more and more dangerous. This one was the same, I was just hoping for another Shardlake novel but that is just me being selfish! This is an alternative vision of 50s Great Britian after the war, as if Churchill did not take power and we do not win the war in 1945. ![]() But despite being long, the novel is always a page turner and I'm always slightly despondent when it ends as I know that it'll be another couple of years before another one comes out. I like that his novels are slow burners, that you take time to get to know the characters and become immersed in the plot. I am a fan of the Shardlake novels and so I was really looking forward to this Sansom novel. ![]()
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