I did find the whole story of the orphan train itself, fascinating and engaging.
Bai Tide is a light, fast read with loveable characters and exploit
This rich adventure novel has memorable characters and an epic story.
Unlike many other similar books I’ve read, the author does not try to force tears out of the reader (something I dislike), but instead tells a good story with all the tragedy and happiness which happens in life.
The Mexico which Mr. Barkan depicts is violent, poor and hopeless, I don’t know why anyone would want to live there
I truly enjoyed Ms. Mantel’s writing, it is sharp, distinct and lively. The portrayal of the characters is excellent and they all come to life in her hands
Mr. Fleming realized that after World War II, England was no longer the world power it once was and lets it all out on the page in a dialog which must have been torturous to write between Bond and the head of the Japanese Secret Service.
An Air Force pilot, in Nevada, pushing the boundaries of air-craft technology in the space program, is happy to have their first daughter after years of trying
The storytelling is not fast, but not crawling either, a pace I would imagine Texas moves to and always has been. The author captures the time of the country abided by its own unwritten laws, enforced by rough quite men.
The story has many surprises and some twists which kept up my interest to the end.