It is a very good book. As I have said before, I had some issues with it. I did not mind the stories written by the female author (I have forgotten her name) for her children, but I really, really hated the poetry and could see no point to it.

I agree that the descriptions of the pottery and the dolls was truly remarkable. The World Exhibition took my breath away. But unlike you I did not want pictures of the artworks: I think they would have looked colourless and boring compared to the images she created in my mind.

As I have said before, I also had really vivid dreams tied to her characters in this book. I think the characterisation here is much better than in Possession, where it sometimes seemed too cold.

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