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Too much like reading an Iris Murdoch novel.

Losing the will to live. This is all very worthy, but so far I couldn't care less about any of these cardboard characters. I'm already thinking, 'But why come to England? You probably won't like it.'

The Virginian meets Apocalypse Now.

If you can manage to get half way through this novel (it's not for the lazy or undiciplined reader) then the writer will suddenly present you with an indication of what the story is actually about. Until this point, he seems to delight in creating a fog of mystery and half-revealed hints and clues.

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I remember David Niven from the 1970s when he was a regular tv chat show guests. His anecdotes often had Michael Parkinson crying with laughter and he played the played the part of urbane raconteur with a polished ease.

So this book seems like very much a part of that performance. Niven strikes me as the kind of person who worked very hard at being the perfect dinner party guest who, over