A review by electra_one
The Barrowfields by Phillip Lewis

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is about filiation. An adult son, Henry, must return to the small Appalachian town in which he was raised but fled as soon as possible.   His father had moved his family in an immense house of iron and glass perched high on the side of a mountain. There, Henry grows up under the writing desk of this fiercely brilliant man.  Henry grew up admiring his father, though the man was self-centered and didn't really pay any attention to his family. Now a grown-up man, Henry must face his past. 

This debut novel is mesmerising, the writing is phenomenal. It's almost a masterpiece. My favorite book of 2021.