Dr Woodrow Wilson
Hastings falls to his death on I-25 unleashing the secrets of his
past in WWII. At Dr. Hastings funeral, Peter and Frank, his sons, have
a confrontation. Peter calls Frank a bastard saying his father
brought him home from France. This is an old taunt. Peter has always
been the golden boy, football hero and now Pan Am pilot. Frank is
known in his home town as a loser always getting in trouble. Now he’s
married, writes for a small newspaper, and is working on a novel.
In the process of
cleaning out Dr. Hasting’s house, some old drawings and letters are
found. Frank is tried of being called a bastard. He wants to know the
truth and wants to find his mother. He leaves for France to trace his
identity.
At the same time,
Peter is caught up in a hijacking. He tries to intervene and is shot.
His family fears he’s dead. The ordeals experienced by the two
brothers change their lives and the lives of other family members.
Relationships will never be the same again.
This is a well
written book. The characters grow through their experiences. Frank
particularly becomes more the person he was destined to be. However,
it’s a slow read filled with anecdotes about the boys early lives,
experiences during WWII, Frank’s experiences in Vietnam, and
background on the wives and families. All this is interesting, but
it’s unclear until the end how all the pieces fit together. The
ending itself is satisfying, but you have to work at getting there.
I received this book
from PR by the Book for this review.
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