Review: Hope Springs Eternal
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2012
This book begins with an introduction to Falcon, the father of two children. Their family is struggling to survive in a post-war America. They live on a farm that is slowly dying. All resources are scarce, and the much of the population is wandering the country in search of what little remains. The reader feels the sense of loss for the way things were through the father, who only wants to provide for and protect his children.Falcon decides to take a trip North, to retrieve something that was his when he was a child. A treasure for his children, perhaps. During their journey, the children are introduced to things from the "old way" of life, and get a first hand glimpse of what has become of the country. What started as a sense of loss for the reader turns into hope for the future as the family travels through the Wasteland that the country has become and encounters small signs of a possible renewal.A poignant closing scene shows that things can always be worse, and we should appreciate what we have rather than dwell on what we do not. A fairly quick read and a good apocalyptic story!