The Way the Crow Flies: A NovelHarper Collins, 13/10/2009 - 848 páginas “One of the finest novels I’ve read . . . .a fiercely intelligent look at childhood, marriage, families, the 1960s, the Cold War and the fear and isolation that are part of the human condition…. it is not only beautifully written…. it is equally beautiful in its conception, its compassion, its wisdom, even in its anger and pain. Don’t miss it.” — Patrick Anderson, Washington Post Book World The optimism of the early sixties, infused with the excitement of the space race and the menace of the Cold War, is filtered through the rich imagination of high-spirited, eight-year-old Madeleine, who welcomes her family's posting to a quiet Air Force base near the Canadian border. Secure in the love of her beautiful mother, she is unaware that her father, Jack, is caught up in a web of secrets. When a local murder intersects with global forces, Jack must decide where his loyalties lie, and Madeleine will be forced to learn a lesson about the ambiguity of human morality -- one she will only begin to understand when she carries her quest for the truth, and the killer, into adulthood twenty years later. |
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... comes to melted skin. “I saw a picture,” she says. “Where?” “In a magazine. Their skin was melted.” “She's talking about the Japs,” explains Mike. His father corrects him. “Don't say Japs, Mike, say Japanese.” “Would it melt?” asks ...
... through. His phone rings. Surprised, he reaches for it. “Jack, it's Hal Woodley. My wife needs to know something ASAP.” “Fire away, sir.” “What's your wife's first name?” “Mimi.” “Righto.” This job comes 44 the way the crow flies.
... comes with a promotion. From squadron leader to wing commander—the equivalent of the rise from major to lieutenant colonel in the army. Wing Commander McCarthy is now in charge of upwards of a thousand students, department heads, course ...
... comes as a bit of a surprise to find himself staring out of his window at the unclouded sky, and imagining a ... come to Centralia, thinks Jack, and smiles to himself. It was good timing, running into Simon in Germany last summer ...
... Come into the rec centre with me and use the one in the lounge, I've got the keys.” “Naw,” says Jack. “I'll remember ... comes back out of the store, Vic is gone. Tiny lies the size of splinters, they must be business as usual for Simon ...