A nice touch in this novel is the way it handles time jumps.
Pocket Watch: Restoration Maintenance and Repair by Christopher Barrow
A nice touch is the illustrated bookmark included with the book.
A nice touch is the illustrated endpapers that hint at the story.
This novel invites you to sit with its ideas for a while.
This novel is a careful study of how people change over time.
You will find that this novel respects your intelligence as a reader.
What stands out about this novel is its refusal to be predictable.