Country People 'The book of the summer' Mick Herron by Daniel Mason

 Country People by Daniel Mason

This is the first book by Daniel Mason that I have read. It's a well written book, there are humourous moments with this move to a small town. There are a lot of characters to meet in this book and almost all of them are quirky sometimes to too great a degree and the story weaves around a bit. It was a bit too meandering for my tastes however. I have heard good things about Mason's earlier books so perhaps will give those a go as I did enjoy the writing style but the book was a bit of a trek to get through for me personally. Thank you to the author, to the publisher and to Netgalley for this ARC.



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