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by: Nancy Huston  Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9781552787304 ISBN: 1552787303 Label: Mcarthur & Co Pub Ltd Manufacturer: Mcarthur & Co Pub Ltd Publication Date: 2008-08 Publisher: Mcarthur & Co Pub Ltd Studio: Mcarthur & Co Pub Ltd Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: A best seller in France, with over 400,000 copies sold, and currently being translated into eighteen languages, Fault Lines is the new novel from internationally-acclaimed and best-selling author Nancy Huston. Huston's novel is a profound and poetic story that traces four generations of a single family from present-day California to WW II¨Cera Germany. Fault Lines begins with Sol, a gifted, terrifying child whose mother believes he is destined for greatness partly because he has a birthmark like his dad, his grandmother, and his great-grandmother. When Sol's family makes an unexpected trip to Germany, secrets begin to emerge about their history during World War II. It seems birthmarks are not all that's been passed down through the bloodlines. Closely observed, lyrically told, and epic in scope, Fault Lines is a touching, fearless, and unusual novel about four generations of children and their parents. The story moves from the West Coast of the United States to the East, from Haifa to Toronto to Munich, as secrets unwind back through time until a devastating truth about the family's origins is reached. Huston tells a riveting, vigorous tale in which love, music, and faith rage against the shape of evil. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Maybe we're not who we thinkThis book definitely got better as I got into it; in fact, I almost put it down during the first chapter. A six year old with a mind like Sol's is very disturbing and not even realistic. However, as the stories of the father and grandmothers were told, I found myself hooked. War is messy and creates messy situations, events and families. I have never read about the Germanization of stolen children under the Nazis. This provides a fascinating read to anyone interested in stories of ... Read More Rating:  - Hard to get intoIt took me three tries to get into the book because the initial child narrator is completely unbelievable. His dietary quirks seem affectations, his knowledge of and interest in world events implausible at 6 and his speech and sexual interest in war-related sadistic sexual photographs and videos manipulative. It's a shame the book starts out as such a mess because (by keeping it in the bathroom--nothing like a captive audience!) I finally got into it. What I wondered about quite a bit at the end was ... Read More Rating:  - Tough to finishThis was a hard book for me to finish. I know it has gotten rave reviews throughout the world, but I was not quite so enthralled. I normally LOVE historical books that follow families and follow generations, but this one was difficult to get into. It was not totally uninteresting, but it was not one of those books that is "hard to put down". Rating:  - I Loved This BookI couldn't put this book down and I went through withdrawl after I finished it. The clever narration device never got tiresome or clumsy. The subject matter, though so intense, was handled profoundly, and with care in simple language. The characters were well developed and though sometimes not likabe, nonetheless they were intriguing. You wanted to meet them and know them and "fix" them. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants serious subject combined with effective literary device. Rating: - Difficult readThis was a tough book for me. Sol is a haunting character. These families are hard to feel any empathy for even after you unravel the secrets. There are many reasons to read this book, but not for distraction. You get pulled in fairly quickly, but the story takes a different direction just when you don't want it to. A worthwhile read, but not a fun one. 
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