This story alternates between the believable and engaging viewpoints of two characters, Ethan Saunders and Joan Maycott, each of whom is sympathetic in his/her own way. The wry voice of Saunders is often laugh-out-loud funny, a great counterpoint to that of Maycott, a brilliant and perceptive woman who not only refuses to be cowed by the sexism of the times, she manipulates it to her own ends. It takes a good two-thirds of the book before these two characters' narratives intersect, but it's an interesting and well-crafted two-thirds. Unlike in many stories with a similar set-up, I enjoyed each narrative in it's own right rather than impatiently anticipating their convergence.
This was my first experience reading David Liss; it won't be my last.
This was my first experience reading David Liss; it won't be my last.
