The Report
A stunning first novel that is an evocative reimagining of a World War II civilian disasterOn a March night in 1943, on the steps of a London Tube station, 173 people die in a crowd seeking shelter from what seemed to be another air raid. When the devastated neighborhood demands an inquiry, the...
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A stunning first novel that is an evocative reimagining of a World War II civilian disasterOn a March night in 1943, on the steps of a London Tube station, 173 people die in a crowd seeking shelter from what seemed to be another air raid. When the devastated neighborhood demands an inquiry, the job falls to magistrate Laurence Dunne. In this beautifully crafted novel, Jessica Francis Kane paints a vivid portrait of London at war. As Dunne investigates, he finds the truth to be precarious, even damaging. When he is forced to reflect on his report several decades later, he must consider whether the course he chose was the right one. The Report is a provocative commentary on the way all tragedies are remembered and endured.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781555975654 (1555975658)
Publish date: August 31st 2010
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Pages no: 238
Edition language: English
I'd give this 4.5 stars. I found out about this book from a mention on Rosario's Reading Journal and it piqued my interest. It's based on an actual tragedy which took place in London's East End during WWII, and the author centers her novel around the magistrate who drafted a report of the events. At...
probably more like 2.5 than 3
An fictionalised examination of terrible real life events, as people entering a World War II underground air raid shelter stumble and fall, leading to a deadly crush that kills 173 people. The book looks at the causes of the accident and subsequent inquiry into it from the point of view of the su...
An fictionalised examination of terrible real life events, as people entering a World War II underground air raid shelter stumble and fall, leading to a deadly crush that kills 173 people. The book looks at the causes of the accident and subsequent inquiry into it from the point of view of the su...
I first heard about The Report when Jessica Francis Kane was interviewed on the radio, which was also the first time I had heard about the Bethnal Green tragedy; a crush which killed almost 200 people on a night where there wasn't a single bomb dropped on London. My Dad, who is really interested in ...