curlywurly
09-03-2008, 11:56 PM
Synopsis:
In 1944, a German Jewish refugee is sent to Wales to interview Rudolf Hess; in Snowdonia, a seventeen-year-old girl, the daughter of a fiercely nationalistic shepherd, dreams of the bright lights of an English city; and in a nearby POW camp, a German soldier struggles to reconcile his surrender with his sense of honour. As their lives intersect, all three will come to question where they belong and where their loyalties lie. Peter Ho Davies's thought-provoking and profoundly moving first novel traces a perilous wartime romance as it explores the bonds of love and duty that hold us to family, country, and ultimately our fellow man. Vividly rooted in history and landscape, THE WELSH GIRL reminds us anew of the pervasive presence of the past, and the startling intimacy of the foreign.
I'm a couple of chapters into this, and so far enjoying it. Know I'm getting ahead of myself, as this is technically Aprils book - but just thought I'd see if we had any takers gd12
Mays book is Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella - and I think several people have read it already, so should be interesting to discuss :D
Also - if anyone's still interested, will need to choose another selection of books after this :hyper:
In 1944, a German Jewish refugee is sent to Wales to interview Rudolf Hess; in Snowdonia, a seventeen-year-old girl, the daughter of a fiercely nationalistic shepherd, dreams of the bright lights of an English city; and in a nearby POW camp, a German soldier struggles to reconcile his surrender with his sense of honour. As their lives intersect, all three will come to question where they belong and where their loyalties lie. Peter Ho Davies's thought-provoking and profoundly moving first novel traces a perilous wartime romance as it explores the bonds of love and duty that hold us to family, country, and ultimately our fellow man. Vividly rooted in history and landscape, THE WELSH GIRL reminds us anew of the pervasive presence of the past, and the startling intimacy of the foreign.
I'm a couple of chapters into this, and so far enjoying it. Know I'm getting ahead of myself, as this is technically Aprils book - but just thought I'd see if we had any takers gd12
Mays book is Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella - and I think several people have read it already, so should be interesting to discuss :D
Also - if anyone's still interested, will need to choose another selection of books after this :hyper: