2008-06-26 Gets better as the story moves on.

I couldn't really get into this book at first. I felt as if the introduction to the charachters was neverending and I was always waiting for something to happen. Towards the last third of the book, I realised nothing really was going to happen but that is when I started to enjoy it more. This story isn't about events exactly, its about people and relationships and how they deal with the various hurdles in their lives. There are snippets of the charachters looking back over the past and reflecting on how things then can influence their decisions now. The descriptions of the natural surroundings evoked my imagination as did the dance and the music talked about. I really liked the charachters of Roly and Daisy especially and found I became more interested in their lives as the book went on.