Two young neighboring couples in rural England in the 1960s during a freezing cold winter are the bones of The Land in Winter. Miller, however, imbues this novel with such awareness of character that you are in their homes and heads right beside them. The young women are both pregnant, the husbands are men of action, but disruption and deception is lurking in the corners. Irene and Eric are well-off. He is a doctor, their house is warm, yet a wrinkle in their good fortune crashes into their peace. Rita and Bill are farmers contending with family mysteries and illness. I found these four characters fascinating. Their thoughts, confusions and pains clearly resonated with me. I heartily agree with Miller's Booker nomination.
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