Every event is told from his point of view (Mrs Dalloway?) and how it impacts on him and his family. An apparently privileged man has his world rocked by the events of the day. To sum up this is a novel about one life in one day but it encompasses the world and a particular moment in history to breathtaking effect.Ī day in the life of Henry Perowne, neurosurgeon, set against the background of the anti-Iraq war march in London. It is this look at the world from the right and wrong end of the telescope that gives the novel it's scope and power, and also that you never know the full story unless you have all the facts, there are always mitigating circumstances and you can see the good and bad in every situation. Daisy, Henry's daughter represents the 'dominant' viewpoint of the day - anti-war - while his son, Theo, is more concerned with his own life independant of what is happening in the world. You have the anti-war march demonstrating the macrocosom of the world stage happening in the background while the microcosm of everyday life is whirling it's way around the edges. What makes this novel a good read is the juxtaposition of alternating viewpoints throughout the narrative. It follows, as other reviewers have noted, a 'day in the life' of neurosurgeon Henry Perowne and the events which befall him and his family, which all take place on Saturday, Februwhile anti-war demonstrators march through London. There is really no plot as such, and I found it quite an easy read.
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