William Boyd: The Romantic - The Real Life of Cashel Greville Ross, Viking, 9780241542033, large format paperback , publication date: October 6, 2022

William Boyd is one of my favorite authors and thanks to an early netgalley by Viking, i was able to enjoy the upcoming " The Romantic".  

I absolutely loved this book, Boyd is back to what he does best, writing a fictional biography about a human life, in this case Cashel Greville Ross, born 1799, died 1882,  which seems so real that you have to stop yourself hitting Google search.  And what an incredibly colorful, roller coaster life Cashel had, from orphan to diplomat, from England, Ceylon, Italy , Amerika back to Europe and of course there is a love story at the center of the novel. I devoured the 464 pages quickly and felt at times, given the century the novel is set in,  as if  reading a classic. Wholeheartedly recommend this fabulous story by a master storyteller.