I guess the theme of this book was people who don't talk and are unable to communicate. Maybe so, but I got so tired of no one talking and communicating that I just wanted to yell, "Somebody SAY something!" Read for my IAL contemporary literature class, and I think I made an ass out of myself during the discussion. Still, some of the description of New Zealand, Warsaw & Norway? (Sweden?) which occurred while no one was talking were lovely. Composer Adam Anker’s life is about to be changed after two events occur. These events ultimately lead him to Krakow, Poland where he finally learns the fate of his parents’ life during World War II and to Sweden where for the first time in twenty years, he meets the mother of his child.Adam must find the courage to face the impossible choice the woman once forced him to make. Putting together the pieces of the puzzle is a long and arduous journey for Adam and along the way he meets a few characters that will be important in helping him solve the mysteries of his life.Written with clarity and flowing prose, Ms. Olsson has delivered another vivid and dramatic novel!
What do You think about Sonat Till Miriam (2008)?
Book club book that made me want to rip, kick and otherwise mutilate the copy I was forced to read.
—Steven
beautiful, compelling, great characterization and intense atmosphere with minimal prose.
—Ben
