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A Constellation Of Vital Phenomena (2013)

by Anthony Marra(Favorite Author)

4.15 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0770436404 (ISBN13: 9780770436407)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Hogarth

review 1: This is a unique read and a remarkable debut novel. Two oddball doctors, each with his/her own demons, protect an innocent child in war-torn Chechnya. The action takes place over only 5 days in 2006, but the back stories cover ten years. The characters are well drawn, but, oh, how the bleak and violent backdrop can wear down the reader! Hard to rate it, as the setting is so dreadful, but the story quite redeeming.
review 2: This was a difficult book to get into however as the story unfolded I enjoyed it more. The story is based in Chechnya during the 1st and 2nd Chechnya Wars between 1994 and 2004. it revolves around an 8 year old girl Havaa, whose father is abducted and her home set on fire, and Sonja, the doctor who ends up taking care of havaa. this story... more is vivid in its descriptions of life in the war torn region of Chechnya. less

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