Title: One of my favorite books in many years
Product review: Having read "The Blackwater Lightship," I was particularly moved by Toibin's evolution from a very good writer to a masterful writer. His craft here is exquisite. The writing is lyrical, deeply thoughtful and deeply felt. The narration carries the reader along gently, sometimes with great sadness, though the storytelling is never sentimental. Toibin touches on homosexual themes but at the same time keeps the tension somewhat distant, as I imagine might have been correct for its time. I couldn't wait to get to this book every evening and was sorry to see it end. I've not felt this way about a novel in a long time.
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