In the Shadow of Alabama e-bog
117,05 DKK
(inkl. moms 146,31 DKK)
An estranged daughter returns home to discover her father's WWII history in a ';beautifully written' novel of family rifts and the burdens of racism (Historical Novel Society).Rachel Fleischer has good reasons not to be at her father's deathbed. Foaling season is at hand and her horses are becoming restless. But her horse manager, Malachimore of a father to Rachel than Marty ever wasconvinces h...
E-bog
117,05 DKK
Forlag
Kensington Books
Udgivet
30 maj 2017
Længde
322 sider
Genrer
FA
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781496709462
An estranged daughter returns home to discover her father's WWII history in a ';beautifully written' novel of family rifts and the burdens of racism (Historical Novel Society).Rachel Fleischer has good reasons not to be at her father's deathbed. Foaling season is at hand and her horses are becoming restless. But her horse manager, Malachimore of a father to Rachel than Marty ever wasconvinces her to go.When a stranger at her father's funeral delivers an odd gift and an apology, Rachel is drawn into the epic story of her father's World War II experience and the scandal that would cast a shadow on his life. As she learns about his time as a Jewish sergeant in charge of a platoon of black soldiers in 1940s Alabama, she finally begins to free herself from the past and choose a life waiting in the wings.';Prepare for Singer to keep you up all night ricocheting between a present day horse farm, family traumas, and the unthinkable racism in the military during WWII. The long arm of war travels through generations in this emotional drama.' New York Timesbestselling author Jacqueline Sheehan