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A jolly good read.
Finding a Victorian stationmaster’s memoire written in such vivid detail would be an unlikely thing so I guess this book always had to be fiction, but fiction works for me when it is so authentic and immersive. I enjoyed every chapter and have only praise for it.
Splendid book. Peculiarly quaint. Loved it.
Has the charm of The Railway Children, original movie, but for grown-ups. By the end I had grown quite fond of Horace even though he was a bit pompous at first. I think he must have been apprehensive of the responsibilities ahead. I dreamed about him last night.
Fanciful place names. Amusing characters. Charming book to read.
I hope that obnoxious telegraph instructor was no forebear of mine.
As an American sized paperback with 470 pages this book has all the heft of a hardback. Nice easy font to read, didn’t need my specs and it amused me immensely. I’ll be reading it again.
Interesting and funny. Love the place names and the maps.
Classy. unpretentious. Ample of homeliness and good humour.
Stationmaster Jay is no Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elisé (the belle in white lace) is no Elizabeth Bennet but their finding each other is an equally tortuous journey if a little more down to earth. An impressive read,