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A rich, wonderfully alive novel from one of our most admired and best-loved writers, her first book in nine years. Lark and Termite is set during the 1950s in West Virginia and Korea. It is a story of the power of loss and love, the echoing ramifications of war, family secrets, dreams and ghosts, and the unseen, almost magical bonds that unite and sustain us. At its center, two children: Lark, on the verge of adulthood, and her brother, Termite, a child unable to walk and talk but filled with radiance. Around them, their mother, Lola, a haunting but absent presence; their aunt Nonie, a matronly, vibrant woman in her fifties, who raises them; and Termite’s father, Corporal Robert Leavitt, who finds himself caught up in the chaotic early months of the Korean War. Told with deep feeling, the novel invites us to enter into the hearts and thoughts of the leading characters, even into Termite’s intricate, shuttered consciousness. We are with Leavitt, trapped by friendly fire alongside the Korean children he tries to rescue. We see Lark’s dreams for Termite and her own future, and how, with the aid of a childhood love and a spectral social worker, she makes them happen. We learn of Lola’s love for her soldier husband and her children, and unravel the mystery of her relationship with Nonie. We discover the lasting connections between past and future on the night the town experiences an overwhelming flood, and we follow Lark and Termite as their lives are changed forever.

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Let me start by saying that this is one of those times when I dislike assigning star ratings to reviews. That being said, and this being a non-professional, completely consumer review, I had to give it two stars. This book, as the title of this ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 15:13:12 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 15:21:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Jun 04 08:15:58 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 08:35:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 07:26:45 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 07:33:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false true Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 20:19:42 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 19:55:48 -0700 2009 1 All in all, I could only give this book a two star. I thoroughly enjoy Kate Forbes narration in every book...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 17:05:40 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 10:18:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 16 13:01:24 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 13:23:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 21 05:58:53 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 06:06:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 21:45:28 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 08:25:10 -0800 2009
Like all of her novels, "Lark and Termite" is...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 19:06:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 19:17:45 -0700 2009
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