Boneland

Neil Gaiman said what words can say about this novel. It left me floundering intellectually as I too was looking for answers; a resolution of Colin and Susan's story, and was forced to empathize with Colin's enigmatic journey. To be honest I cried a lot. Put the book down in frustration and picked it up again time upon time. When I first read the earlier books I lived on the side of Winter Hill. On my extreme southern horizon, I could see the Cheshire countryside around Elderly Edge and if the telescope dish was pointing to the setting sun. a gleam of silver. Much closer and in my view from the heights, was the setting for the “Stone Book”. Still in my mind a masterpiece of storytelling and writing. Red Shift mesmerized me at the same time I discovered Jimi Hendrix and teenage angst. The Owl Service woke my reverence for my Welsh heritage it's mythology and story. So Garner has been an important author for me. I must re-read Boneland as in writing this review the thought comes to me that I am not yet quite ready for it. I have difficulty with star ratings why did I give this 4 and not 5 because I think I still have, like Colin, to pursue that lost star which is just beyond my imagination.