“This is a marvelous novel. Written by Peter Ho Davies, http://www.peterhodavies.com/, it tells the tale of life in a Welsh village during World War II through the eyes of a bright and independent bar waitress. The novel's other lead voices include a German POW and a British interrogator charged with breaking Rudolph Hess. The Welsh suffer two invasions -- one by the English, and one by the Germans when a prison camp is set up near by. There are some very elegant plot twists. I learned a lot about sheep farming and the concept of cynefin too! Ho Davies teaches in the University of Michigan graduate writing program.”
Amy P wrote this review Sunday, September 13 2009.
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