Review: A post-disaster adventure told with warmth and humour.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2010
This is a gentle story, despite its stormy beginnings and dire ecological warnings. It's a book that makes you feel good at the end.  It's about love, friendship, and relationships, about survival and adaptation. It's written with humour and in a delightful easy flowing style.The book follows the endeavours and adventures of reporter Mia Gionfreddo Fine, her doctor husband, Aaron, and their three tuneful comrades - Yvette (soprano), Bobby B (baritone) and Dr Guettel (tenor) - as they cope in the aftermath of a horrendous hurricane on Florida's East Coast. After doing the best they can to help other refugees at the local hospital they eventually decide to evacuate and head up north to Rochester and New York.Civilisation as we know it is crumbling around them and they have some fascinating encounters on their travels. A thread of music runs through the whole story, with appropriate chapter headings based on famous show tunes and the musical trio breaking into suitable songs along the way.The book does take a little getting into, but rapidly grows on one. By the end I felt very comfortable with the characters - in fact I'd like to hear more about their adventures in their new, post-disaster, world.