http://www.powells.com/biblio/2-9780375725463-9 - By the author of Midwives (which I highly recommend), this is the story of a white couple who have just lost their twin girls in a flood. They take in an 11-year old black boy as a foster child. The chapters in the book are told from the perspective of the wife, the husband, the child, and a woman the husband meets on a camping trip and develops a relationship with. I particularly enjoyed the relationship that developed between the boy and foster mom, as well as the boy and an elderly neighbor who teaches the child about The Buffalo Soldiers - black cavalry men who fought in the Old West. Parts of the book were a little frustrating - the affair the husband has is irritating and a bit outrageous - but all in all this was a good read for the summer.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The Buffalo Soldier - Chris Bohjalian
http://www.powells.com/biblio/2-9780375725463-9 - By the author of Midwives (which I highly recommend), this is the story of a white couple who have just lost their twin girls in a flood. They take in an 11-year old black boy as a foster child. The chapters in the book are told from the perspective of the wife, the husband, the child, and a woman the husband meets on a camping trip and develops a relationship with. I particularly enjoyed the relationship that developed between the boy and foster mom, as well as the boy and an elderly neighbor who teaches the child about The Buffalo Soldiers - black cavalry men who fought in the Old West. Parts of the book were a little frustrating - the affair the husband has is irritating and a bit outrageous - but all in all this was a good read for the summer.
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