Book Review

Bridge of SighsRichard Russo2007, Alfred Knophpub., 528 pgsRichard Russo has written many books in many genres– fiction, essays, a memoir, short stories–but since Empire Falls won the Pulitzer Prize in 2002, his name and reputation have been in a bit of a shadow, as younger writers have risen to occupy the limelight. Bridge of Sighs is not new; in fact, it’s nearly 20 years old, but it is not out of date.

Book Review

The Safekeep is in some ways a historical novel–in other ways, and more important ways, an exploration of the kind of damage that wartime experiences can have on those who were children at the time.