book club selection
Tomorrow night, we'll be discussing this book as part of the museum's book club and I think it will be a great discussion. Years ago, we read one of Windle's other novels, Hill Country, but these two books are so different. In a way, Will's War is much tighter and has a kind of force to it that her other novels don't.
Like her other novels, she dives into family history to tell the sory of her grandfather, accused of treason during WWI. But is that accusation really just because of his involvement with unions, and more importantly, his German heritage? This book explores all kinds of issues of class and cultural identity--set in towns I'm familiar with. The trial scenes are riveting, and she does seamless job of exploring the family's backstory as well. Highly recommended.