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This book relates the saga of history professor Tom Crick's family. The family's history explains much of the current situation of Tom and his wife's lives. Parts of the book did make me more than a bit uncomfortable, but I feel that these parts were central to the story and not merely gratuitous additions. As a bonus, I learned a lot about eels and the English Fens. This is my first book by Swift, and I look forward to reading more by him.