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Historical fiction set in the Keys in 1935. The first half of the book was OK - setting the tone for understanding life in the keys during the Depression - lots of tensions: racial, socio-economic, and class - a group of WWI vets were housed there to build a bridge as a public works project.
But the second half takes place during the hurricane - which still ranks as one of the top 3 of all time in Florida - and then the book is hard to put down. the descriptions of experience are intense and tha ...more
But the second half takes place during the hurricane - which still ranks as one of the top 3 of all time in Florida - and then the book is hard to put down. the descriptions of experience are intense and tha ...more
May 21, 2021
Kirsten Barber
marked it as to-read
