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Sep 02, 2014debjani71 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I have read two other books of Geraldine brook's and had enjoyed reading " People of the book".The author always finds a historical thread and creates a story around it . This novel reminded me of "Avtar", "Dances with wolves", "The scarlet letter". There are number of characters which remained under developed like Joel, Anne, Makepeace. The relationship between Bethia and Caleb suggested that they were more than friends. There were partial admission and denials, yet she settled down with Samuel. Was it her referent power over Caleb that she was only interested ? The end was very conclusive. I would have preferred a subtle ending or if left open ended. One question crosses my mind- Is it possible to transfer ideals from one culture to another ?