Review: A taut, riveting, deeply moving thriller....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2012
This novel is a perfect example of the absolute gems to be found in the Kindle blogs, in this case KINDLE NATION DAILY. I would not have become aware of this free(as in gratis, no cost, $0.00 dollars)crackerjack thriller if I didn't subscribe. Like Paul Gallico's brilliant novel, THE BOY WHO INVENTED THE BUBBLE GUN, this fine novel has as it's protagonist a young boy who seemingly comes of age during a single bus ride. The author somehow manages to bridge a gap between Europe in World War II and the American South during the civil rights upheaval of the the 1960's. And the formula works splendidly. From the get-go the author has a difficult task: keeping a whirlwind plot moving while providing background information on the many disparate characters involved in the race to reach Atlanta. In the hands of this talented author it not only works, but it is a novel that kept me reading at the edge of my seat right until the very end. NOTE: as well as being a terrific thriller, this is a terrific novel for young adult readers to learn a few things about America's past during the civil rights era and before....