A book about reconciliation, or perhaps conciliation. Toby, from a typical American academic background, marries Salome, daughter of a Croatian refugee. Toby's mother's open-minded convictions fall to pieces in suspicion and dismay. These bare bones are fleshed out admirably as the story broadens to include Salome's family's fearfully (literally) un-American past. Who will survive the culture shifts and how? I found this novel perceptive, involving and highly readable.
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 49 January 2009 ) |
