This gloriously surreal and imaginative book weaves a beautiful story of love, time, and adventure. Set in two different time periods and skipping between narrators, Winterson tells the story of the Dog Woman, a giant capable both of horrific brutality and unlimited love, and her adopted son, Jordan, in Elizabethan England and later, reincarnated, in the modern era. At the same time, the reader follows Jordan on his journeys through space and time, as he looks for excitement, himself, and "the dancing girl". Winterson's fantastical world sketches the lovely, the monstrous, and the unknown with the inspired touch of magic realism. Utterly fascinating, this book will bring you to question your own existence and the very fabric of time and reality.
-- Karen H. --