Beautiful, poetic book by a huge literary talent. I loved the other-worldliness of this book, and the evocative language that brought alive both Ireland and Canada in the last century.

This book was a real page-turner. I was fascinated by the historical account of Southern China and Vancouver in the early part of the 20th century. The fact that this is a biography of the author's grandparents made it all the more poignant and unbelievable.