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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... don't think about that. Mike has retreated as far as possible to his side of the seat. Madeleine turns carefully and focuses on the back of Dad's head. That's better. As seen from the back seat of the car, it is as recognizable, as much ...
... don't they change Kitchener back to Berlin now that the war is over?” “Both wars,” he replies, “especially the last one, are still very much in living memory.” In living colour. “Yeah, but Germany's not our enemy now,” says Mike ...
... Don't look for that monument nowadays. It was removed years ago, because too many tourists left with fragments of the stone. The McCarthys don't do that. They simply look and reflect, as is their custom. Rarely do they seek out ...
... don't make any sudden moves, don't anyone take a picture yet. Up Nova Scotia Avenue, past administrative buildings where the dads work, past H-shaped barracks where the non-dads live. 26 the way the crow flies.
... don't stare. But Madeleine is staring now because the wheelchair is empty, there is no one around to get their feelings hurt. “Where's Mike?” asked her father when he left this morning. Even then Madeleine was already wearying of her ...