About this title: A best seller in France, with over 400,000 copies sold, and currently being translated into eighteen languages, "Fault Lines "is the new novel from internationally-acclaimed and best-selling author Nancy Huston. Huston's novel is a profound and poetic story that traces four generations of a single family from present-day California to WW II]Cera ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mcarthur & Co Pub Ltd
Date Published: 2008-08
ISBN-13:9781552787304ISBN:1552787303
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
Date Published: 2008-10-01
ISBN-13:9780802170514ISBN:080217051X
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. Pre-release book with same cover and stickers. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781843548522ISBN:1843548526
Description: Fine. NEW BOOK WITH MISSING TITLE PAGE-COVER MAY HAVE LIGHT DAMAGE-COMPLETELY UNREAD-PAPERBACK BOOK-EXCELLENT CONDITION-READ ONCE CAREFULLY-TRUSTED DEVON (UK) BASED SELLER-IN STOCK-SENT WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY-AVAILABLE BY EMAIL FOR QUERIES-NO QUIBBLE REFUND IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED- read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781843548522ISBN:1843548526
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781843548522ISBN:1843548526
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781843547563ISBN:1843547562
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781843547563ISBN:1843547562
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"I have to admit that this book became more interesting in the later sections, though I still can't say that I liked it. The biggest problem was the unrealistic narration. The story is told by 4 generations of a family -- when each character is 6 years old. And ok, fine, these are some smart 6-year-olds, but even extremely smart 6-year-olds don't talk like that. The first section, narrated by Sol (who speaks as if he's a middle-aged lunatic planning to overtake the world) was so over the top that I couldn't help but picture him as Stewie from "The Family Guy" while I was reading..."
"This book is really well written. It tells the story of 4 generations of a family, starting in modern times with Sol who is a freaky, precocious and spoiled 6 year old and goes back to tell the story of his dad, his grandmother and finally his great-grandmother who was part of a program called Lebensborn (fountains of life) whereby the Nazis stole hundreds of thousand of Aryan looking European children from neighboring Poland and the Ukraine and re-educated them and then settled them with German families. That part was fascinating and is supposed to explain why Sol was who he was."
"I can't decide whether I really liked this book or not. It tells a family history of 4 generations going from the present to the past. The story is very interesting and I also love WWII stories. The problem I had was the story of each generation is told from the perspective of a 6 year old and I had a hard time believing a young child with think and articulate like it is written. But, I'm sure looking at my 6 year old grandson and wanting to get inside his mind. I was very familiar with "Lebensborn" as a very sad part of Norwegian history but was not aware of all the stolen children from Poland the Ukraine. But, I'm glad I read it."
"A backward chronology of an aspect of the holocaust of which I wasn't aware, told by each generation of the family during their sixth year of life. Each six year old has a somewhat naive view of adult things happening around them, save Sol. His chapter (the opening) made me think of him as the poster child for monitoring your child's internet, television and video use. Disturbing as all getout. But not, I'm afraid, far from the truth. What's really interesting is that a lot of the pornography, hate, violence, fear and bigotry he finds on the internet his grandmother, to a degree, dealt with in real life and real time. This book has so many layers to explore I read it twice. Huston's layering of the different times is unique and compelling. This book will stay with me a long time. Force yourself to get through Sol's section (the present) and you'll be glad you did by the time you finish his grandmother's tale."
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