narrated by Lorelei King (epukapuka audiobook) (5)
I think Lorelei King's talented narration made this book - not sure I would have appreciated it this much in the written format - and I know this is one of those stories that is going to stay with me for a long time. Tallgrass covers a dark WWII era in American history - a US portion of history I haven't read much about - our country had it's own WWII internment camps for German, Italian and Japanese civilians. This story is about a family that live and farm near a Japanese internment camp. I loved the character of the mum, dad, and, youngest daughter; and their interactions with the Japenese sent to their district.
This is NOT a lite, fluffy read, Dallas covers really gritty, hard topics: blatant racism, 3 accounts of rape, 2 murders - one of a young teen, spousal abuse. The interview with Dallas at the end gives the story another layer.
I handed this to my husband to listen to, and he's appreciating it also.
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