Hawksmoor

The review shown below thorougly describes the content of Hawksmoor. However, there is so much more to credit this book that its social reportage. It is elegantly written in a manner that is understated and true. I was reluctant to take up this book but am so glad that I did. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading about the early 1800's in England. More raucous than Jane Austen but perhaps more honest in its telling of what life might really have been like for the impoverished. The characters had dimension and depth. The story proceeded at a steady but unpredicable meter (with the exception of the unfortunate inclusion of unlikely first-sex pregnancies). I hope others will read this book and will enjoy its rich story-telling as much as I.