Don't judge a book by its title! 🤭
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Scary nun is scary for a reason.
pickLarson writes historic non-fiction with remarkable balance & dexterity.
He brings forth personal detail to invite emotional resonance & recognition, making something so distant as a shipwreck 110 years ago feel near & vital.
Then he steps back to widen the scope, to show how incidents of the past intersect & connect, reflect & echo.
It‘s a rhythm of “up close” then “big picture” then back again. And I will read as many books as he puts out.
pickIt seems appropriate that I would finish this book on Memorial Day. A book of sacrifice, of thousands of boys fighting in World War I. And a love story of two young boys who head into the fray. The novel spends a good deal of time providing the specifics of fighting in a war so if that‘s not where you want to spend your time, be aware. But the story is rich and detailed and well worth the effort.
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