William BoydLiterary Fiction · Historical Fiction·b. 1952
Any human heart
Synopsis
Through the intimate journals of Logan Mounstuart, readers follow his life from Uruguay to Oxford, Paris, the Bahamas, New York, and West Africa. He encounters three wives, family, friends, rivals, and lovers, including historical figures like the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Ernest Hemingway, and Virginia Woolf. This novel offers a sweeping look at one man's journey through the 20th century.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10