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Reviewed on February 15, 2005
In her two highly acclaimed novels, The Sparrow and Children of God , Russell cast her characters in futuristic settings where they debated the nature of sin and grace. Russell's latest effort looks back to September 1943, when Italy had broken its alliance with Germany and joined in a separate peace with the Allies. Albert Blum and 14-year-old daughter Claudette, Jewish refugees in southern France, must leave that region (which It...Log In or Sign Up to Read More