The plot revolves around a lonely young man trying to come to terms with the disappearance of his wife, and the increasingly bizarre events that he is swept up in by the strange characters he encounters as he tries to find her and save their marriage. Another strand of the book tells some powerfully brutal stories about an old soldier's experiences in WWII and as a prisoner of war afterwards.
The supernatural elements of the story - a pair of psychic sisters, a magic well or two, a mother and son with strange healing powers - become more all-pervasive as the book goes on, leading to the final mythic show-down with the evil brother-in-law. I found this book compelling and intriguing, but ultimately too surreal and disturbing for my taste, and a little bleak.
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