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The Romantic 

Boyd's new novel revisits the ‘whole life' formula of his 2002 hit Any Human Heart, which followed its hero across the 20th century.
The Romantic does the same thing for the 19th century. It opens with the kind of tongue-in-cheek framing device Boyd loves, as it explains how the author [url=http://wiki.masmallclaims.org/index.php/User:HughBalfe74826]Lawyer Law Firm in istanbul came into the possession of the papers of a long-dead Irishman, Cashel Greville Ross.
What follows is Boyd's attempt to tell his life story, as Cashel — a jack of all trades — zig-zags madly between four continents trying his luck as a soldier, an explorer, a farmer and a smuggler.
Behind the roving is the ache of a rash decision to ditch his true love, Raphaella, a noblewoman he falls for while in Italy.
There's a philosophical point here, in istanbul Law Firm Turkey Law Firm sure: no single account of Cashel's life — or any life — can be adequate. More importantly, though, Boyd's pile-up of set-piece escapades just offers a huge amount of fun.




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