Review: Very Hard to Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2014
I cannot imagine how the author managed to write about the 12/26/2004 tsunami in Asia. It was one of the most traumatic disasters of human history, yet this devastation is the object of this novel. It points up the vast gulf between rich, who take gold from Asia, and the poor, who count themselves lucky if they have fish for a day. This book has some Canadian politics in it, a different viewpoint from US politics. It concerns child abuse as well as pointing out how people begin to recover after loss. I can't say I loved the book because I found it hard to read, but I think everyone should at least try it.