A series of written short stories which ultimately get intertwined, around Philippe Petit stringing a cable between the two towers of the World Trade Center
The story is not a simple good vs. evil, the characters are flushed out, each has his or hers good side and bad side – shades of gray.
What I found enjoyable in “The Confirmation” was the inside knowledge on how decisions were made, regardless of the politics of parties (the liberal left are the opposition)
Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa -A confused teenager, Hailey and her older brother turn to G-d, and befriend Moses who dreams of opening a drive thru church.
Cutting for Stone is a glorious family / medical saga covering multiple generations and locations. Marion, the narrator, is an emotional and intelligent person
In A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True the author fashions the tale in a fairytale like narrative spiced with European / Yiddish humor
The first of 15 books in the Oz series and tells the story of Dorothy from Kansas who was swooped with her dog Toto by a mighty wind to the Land of Oz.
The third book of the series if finely crafted much like the first, interlacing between the good and the bad, the intelligence agencies, the police and media.
The Kill Artist is a well written spy novel, filled with details in all the right places as well as several characters from Silva’s previous novels.
In order to get a leg up on all the other kids during Halloween Samuel goes trick-o-treating 2 days before only to witness the gate to Hell opening up
