Jacob elopes with barely literate chambermaid Naomi. Not what his parents planned for their only son. When he is wounded in Korea they make their plans. I won't spoil things – it's a real page-turner – but as guardian angel, there is Blackburn, the polio-disfigured caretaker of the cemetery. No overt pushing of the theme of society's outcasts, but oh my was I on their side. I hadn't previously heard of this unprepossessingly-named American writer, but I'm a convert!
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 116 Spring 2025 ) |
