The Wind Is Not a River: A Novel
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Picked up from the LIttle Free Library on Maple St. in Arroyo Grande yesterday, December 12, 2015.
Such a treat!
John Easley, still recovering from the loss of his brother, is determined to find out what is really going on in the Aleutian Islands, which had been attacked by the Japanese, in 1943. He is kicked out when he tries to get in as a journalist, so he finds another way. The small plane he is on crashes and he finds himself on one of the windswept, lonely islands, alone. With little in the way of survival equipment he tries to stay alive and not get caught by the Japanese, who have captured the small village nearby.
Meanwhile, his wife Helen tries to find out what happened to him, as she has not heard from him in some time. She becomes obsessed with finding him, against advice of many others.
It is interesting enough to discover what was new to me, the fact that the Japanese had invaded U.S. territory during WWII, and to learn more about the Aleutian Islands and their small number of inhabitants. To follow what it might take to stay alive in the snow there, to learn about the news blackout, to track both John and Helen in their individual quests, made this a suspenseful and compelling story. The writing is clear and unsentimental, the characters well developed and believable. A winner.
John Easley, still recovering from the loss of his brother, is determined to find out what is really going on in the Aleutian Islands, which had been attacked by the Japanese, in 1943. He is kicked out when he tries to get in as a journalist, so he finds another way. The small plane he is on crashes and he finds himself on one of the windswept, lonely islands, alone. With little in the way of survival equipment he tries to stay alive and not get caught by the Japanese, who have captured the small village nearby.
Meanwhile, his wife Helen tries to find out what happened to him, as she has not heard from him in some time. She becomes obsessed with finding him, against advice of many others.
It is interesting enough to discover what was new to me, the fact that the Japanese had invaded U.S. territory during WWII, and to learn more about the Aleutian Islands and their small number of inhabitants. To follow what it might take to stay alive in the snow there, to learn about the news blackout, to track both John and Helen in their individual quests, made this a suspenseful and compelling story. The writing is clear and unsentimental, the characters well developed and believable. A winner.
Reserved to give to daughter Mary.
