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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... force, home is a variation on a theme. Home is Canada, from sea to sea. Home is also the particular town you came from before you got married and joined the forces. And home is whatever place you happen to be posted, whether it's Canada ...
... force base near the Black Forest. Say goodbye to the house, kids. And they pulled away for the last time. Each house stands mute and innocent like a poor animal left behind. The windows wide-eyed, bereft of drapes, the front-doormouth ...
... force base and, in the nearby town, cobblestones, and sidewalk cafés; the tightly stitched countryside, no patch of land unspoken for, no inch uncherished, a different country every couple of hours on a Sunday drive. The German language ...
... force, people ask you where you are from and it's difficult to answer. The answer becomes longer the older you get, because you move every few years. “Where are you from?” “I'm from the Royal Canadian Air Force.” The RCAF. Like a ...
... force dance in England where her parents met—The Story of Mimi and Jack. Maman sings, “'Underneath the lantern, by the barrack gate. . . . '” And that's it for any serious discussion of the war. Madeleine's father is not an actual ...