A review by jgwc54e5
The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps by Michel Faber
5.0
Michel Faber is brilliant. I was drawn into this short book from the arresting opening paragraph, the location, and the interesting storyline.
The main character Sian, is an archaeologist working on a dig at Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire. She has a tragic complicated backstory and when she meets Magnus and his dog Hadrian their relationship isn’t going to be straight forward. Magnus has an old document in a bottle which Sian agrees to open and find out what it says. The book is a slow reveal, both Sian herself and the story from the document.
I think I have to add Faber to my favourite authors, Ive enjoyed everything I’ve read by him!
The main character Sian, is an archaeologist working on a dig at Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire. She has a tragic complicated backstory and when she meets Magnus and his dog Hadrian their relationship isn’t going to be straight forward. Magnus has an old document in a bottle which Sian agrees to open and find out what it says. The book is a slow reveal, both Sian herself and the story from the document.
I think I have to add Faber to my favourite authors, Ive enjoyed everything I’ve read by him!