The Hauntings of History and the Human Condition in “Rabbit Foot Bill” – Chicago Review of Books

The Hauntings of History and the Human Condition in “Rabbit Foot Bill” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Celebrated Canadian writer Helen Humphreys’s novels almost always find their footing in historical events, often during or around war time, and they seamlessly blend meticulously researched factual detail with the elegantly understated storytelling we’ve come to expect from this author. Humphreys’s latest book, her ninth novel, is no different. Based on the true story … Read more

Fervent Acknowledgements in “The Pull of The Stars” – Chicago Review of Books

Fervent Acknowledgements in “The Pull of The Stars” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Irish-Canadian writer Emma Donoghue’s new novel, The Pull of The Stars, is destined to be a hit not just because of Donoghue’s characteristically stellar storytelling, as evidenced in previous bestsellers like Room (2010) and The Wonder (2016), but also because of its astonishingly prescient subject matter: the novel is about the 1918 Great Flu … Read more