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First Rule Of Swimming (2013)

by Courtney Angela Brkic(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1306762855 (ISBN13: 9781306762854)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Little Brown and Company

review 1: Unexpected and unusual, captivating and a bit confusing. Set on a fictitious island in Croatia, this book tells the story of two sisters, Jadranka and Magdalena and their family and how it was affected by the wars and communism. From the island of Rosmarina to the costal city of Split to New York City, the sisters and their family members tell their stories in various times and places. Part of the story is told by the dying grandfather, whose thoughts we are privy to as they wander in and out of times and places and parts are told by their uncle and mother, but Magdalena tells most of this touching story. This book is intriguing and I do recommend it.
review 2: While Brkic's story of love for family, sacrifice and redemption is sad, compelling and richly de... moretailed, its cinematic structure of flashbacks overwhelms the narrative arc. Everything seems to happen in a haze, perhaps because Brkic could not distance herself from facts of rape, neglect and abuse that frame the history of a family of Croatian fishermen on their peaceful if fictional island, extending to confrontations with a violent Croatian mob in the United States of today. less

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