I was excited when I started this book. I got on with the narrative voice and was so curious as to where the story was going...then it ended up being slightly underwhelming, boring, and repetitive.

I was rather disappointed come the end but when you learn of the context under which this book was written it adds some magic back to the whole thing, the knowledge of which contributed to my final rating.

Current Women's Prize 2024 Fiction Shortlist rankings:

1. Soldier Sailor
2. Restless Dolly Maunder