Georgene MacDonald

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Superb acting by Close and Adams. A community suffering from decades of economic decline was portrayed with kindness and understanding and even love. The flashbacks showing the bustling industrial town Mamaw escaped to morphing into streets of boarded up storefronts were effective. No mention was made of globalization or free trade or outsourcing, but the after effects of policies that enriched the few at the expense of the many were clear on the screen. An emotional wringer that will stay vivid in my memory.

I enjoyed the journey through well-crafted prose as the protagonist discovered how little he knew of his past. For me this was a gray book - no clear heroes, no clear victors, no clarity of purpose. It left me appreciative of the writing, but sad for the world. Much as I feel after reading John LeCarre. The countries in which we live extract a terrible price from the Roses and Marshes to preserve our freedoms.