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Book Review
May. 10th, 2005 08:57 pmThe 27th Kingdom
by Alice Thomas Ellis
Reading this delightfully quirky novel was like sitting on a comfortably overstuffed couch covered in floral upholstery while drinking tea and listening to an elderly relative tell wacky stories from her younger days. Ellis writes with great charm and plenty of British wit. Never mind the plot, the book is driven mainly by the wonderful, colorful characters: Aunt Irene, an eccectric middle-aged woman living in London; Kyril, Irene's bad nephew who shares her house; Valentine, the novice nun whom Irene's abbess sister has sent for a visit, and who performs small miracles; Mrs. Mason, Irene's sour cleaning woman; and Mrs. O'Connor, matriarch of a clan of thieves.
by Alice Thomas Ellis
Reading this delightfully quirky novel was like sitting on a comfortably overstuffed couch covered in floral upholstery while drinking tea and listening to an elderly relative tell wacky stories from her younger days. Ellis writes with great charm and plenty of British wit. Never mind the plot, the book is driven mainly by the wonderful, colorful characters: Aunt Irene, an eccectric middle-aged woman living in London; Kyril, Irene's bad nephew who shares her house; Valentine, the novice nun whom Irene's abbess sister has sent for a visit, and who performs small miracles; Mrs. Mason, Irene's sour cleaning woman; and Mrs. O'Connor, matriarch of a clan of thieves.
