Ruth Mackay (1)

I found this book hard to get into. I don't think it was written for a general audience because it doesn't follow a narrative track. It looks at different perspectives of the events rather than telling a story. For example, the death of the main character is mentioned in passing when discussing something else (..."by that time [he] was dead...) I would have preferred reading an account centered around the baker himself and, at least roughly, chronological.

Despite those challenges, once I got into the style, I found the story interesting and I learned about a slice of history I'd not known about before. Very well researched.… (altro)