An absolutely beautiful and poetic story about a young art historian growing up in Toronto in the 20s and 30s and being shipped off to war in the 40s.
I listened to this as an audiobook and the phrasing of the sentences sounded more like poetry than prose. I loved all the art references and side notes about how different colours came to be used in art. And I got swept away in the love story and tragedy of this young man.
If you liked the beauty of Tom Lake, the historical references of The Sleeping Car Porter, or loved CS Richardson’s previous book End of the Alphabet, then give this a read.
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