A God in Every Stone 9781937894306

from gayla.bassham

Huh. I sat down to write this review and realized that I have very little to say about A God in Every Stone. Nothing stood out to me. The plot was okay, the characters were fine, the writing was solid. It is the beige of this year's Women's Bailey's Prize longlist.

from Smits

This novel never captured me. I was never quite sure of the setting or the circumstances. I never knew the characters well enough to care about them. The best part for me was the last few chapters.

from Donna828

Vivian Spenser is an intelligent and curious young English woman who falls in love with an archaeologist in Turkey, but must return to London at the onset of WWI. She unknowingly betrays him but carries on his quest for the missing silver circlet of Scylax in Peshawar. . She becomes involved with...

from elkiedee

In a year when there are many historical novels about World War I and its repercussions, Kamila Shamsie's latest book stands out for several reasons. One is the high quality of Shamsie's writing. Another is that the focus is very different - not just the fighting in Western Europe or the home fro...

from bodachliath

This is one of the best books I have read this year. A cleverly constructed multi-threaded historical novel, largely set in the city of Peshawar - the central personal stories are gripping, and the novel explores deeper themes of empires and their legacies, the nature of archaelogy and the experi...