This highly acclaimed novel, published in 2014, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize. It took 10 years for the author to finalize this work. I had not read it until it was selected by Word on Fire Book Club. So I purchased it and read along in September through early November, all 530 pages. I admit to having difficulty continuing at times. The writing is truly beautiful in descriptive but I was having trouble switching back and forth and around the characters who ultimately are woven together for an ending. Had it not been a selection of WOF I likely still would not have read it. I have read other works by this Author in the past and do not recall what I thought of those.
The primary setting is before during and after WWII in Europe and France. There are a couple main characters -- Marie, a blind girl living in Paris with her father who is a master maker of locks and employed sat the Louvre. and Werner an orphan living in Germany.
I still hesitate to give this novel 4 **** but given the acclaim I am doing so. I suppose reflecting back it was a good choice for me to read because I'd not have chosen on my own despite my interest in WWII and history.
Below is the front flap which better gives the overview.
Front flap
Here is the introduction to the book from Cybthia Adkins, Word on Fire who co facilitated this with her husband Dr. Michael Adkins.
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| Cynthia Adkins Intro Con't below |
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