The Power of Stories

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I was blown away by this story, which is really a large number of stories all swirling together around a little girl pulled from the river, who was dead and then who miraculously wasn't. The lives of ordinary people become extraordinary as they intersect with this curious happenstance, all thanks to Setterfield's mastery of prose and deep understanding of story. It has hints of the Victorian, but it's thoroughly modernly told.

Every new layer of secrets, every new character--every additional word, even, just adds new dimensions to the text. It was an incredible feat of writing and I enjoyed every bit of it immensely.The ultimate effect is like a watercolor, so many layers of color and nuance making something with incredible depth.