A Thread of Grace
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781588364418 (1588364410)
Publish date: February 1st 2005
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Edition language: English
Category:
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
War,
Jewish,
Religion,
World War II,
Holocaust
Somehow, although it has the distinctly terrestrial setting of nothern Italy during WWII, this book fits right in with Russell's previous work. I enjoyed her previous 2 novels, and I enjoyed this one. It's well-written. But you need to be prepared for similar situations. Mostly good people stuck...
One really could never accuse Mary Doria Russell of not being diverse as a writer. I first read her science-fiction duology “The Sparrow/Children of God;” which explores issues of culture and religion through the story of a Jesuit first-contact space mission. Then I read “Doc,” an historical Western...
Set in northern Italy at the very end of the second world war, this story will remain with you for years. Without being judgmental, Ms. Russell delves into the good and the bad in all of us. One of my absolute favorite books, it is deeply moving, and beautifully written. I learned a lot of history i...
Because I read this a very long time ago, I really cannot write a thorough review, other than to say that the author has done an admirable job of drawing the characters who, while living through the time of the Holocaust, in spite of awful conditions of horror and deprivation, often managed to hang ...
**review in a bit, after some allergy meds and sleep**