I picked this book up at the cottage we were staying in in France - not sure if under normal circumstances I'd have done so, but I did really enjoy it.
Set in Newfoundland around the turn of the century (19th - 20th) the story is told bey the main character, Fabian Vas, a bird artist. It's the story of his life, the lives of those who live in the small coastal village of Witless Bay, and in particular his confession of murder, and how it came to happen.
I know nothing about the location, or the place, but the descriptions were fascinating, and Fabian's story is compelling in a quiet understated way.
If I had a criticism of about the book it is more with the publisher than the author; it would have been a lovely addition, and in keeping with the story, to have included some drawings of the birds that are talked about - a missed opportunity.
Temporarily borrowed from 'The Old Bakehouse', Plaigne
9th -10th June 2011
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