Bec and Ritchie's soldier father was killed for not betraying a snitch, the repercussions of this heroic act resonate through the years and provide a core for the novel. Ritchie the rockstar is unscrupulous and utterly delusional about his own goodness. Bec the scientist works selflessly to cure malaria and yet behaves badly to Val, a newspaper editor who sets himself up as moral policeman. Alex (once a hobby musician) is a scientist, as is his dying Uncle Harry. Harry's own son is rather a cartoon Christian, bringing his family up under Bible rules. Meek attempts big things with this book - it doesn't get bigger than Science VS God does it? So it's a commentary on power, media, sleazy old men and young girls - who is exploiting who? And it succeeds in having enough of a story to tie all these huge issues together. Enjoyable but not dazzling.
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HI Sara I read We are now Beginning Our Descent and enjoyed it, so was pleased to see you like this. Funny isn't it, that snap feeling you get sometimes, this wont be for me, which can sometimes be wrong. Though I have to admit I am much more likely to get it when the book in question is 550 pages long - the sheer time commitment can be a bit scary...
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