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L'irresistibile Eredità Di Wilberforce (2009)

by Paul Torday(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

8861920810 (ISBN13: 9788861920811)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Elliot

review 1: A novel in four vintages, going backwards from 2006 to 2002, each year describes Francis Wilberforce’s gradual change from work-aholic software developer to wine connoisseur. As he discovers friends and a wife in the ‘upper crust’ he abandons his business and frugal, abstemious lifestyle ultimately becoming an alcoholic. Its unconventional structure means we know the bleak ending from the beginning and even the black humour doesn’t save the book from its depressing impact.
review 2: I enjoyed this book and it's backwards voyage of discovery. We meet Wilberforce when he is muddled and very sick and gradually move backwards through his life finding out more about why he is how he is when we first meet him. None of the characters are particularly engaging... more or even likeable but this didn't put me off. I did find it a bit repetitive, not about the events in Wilberforce's life but in the detail of the wine drinking which was occasionally laboured. However, all in all I would recommend this poignant and different tale. less

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