Gregor Fischer Fischer itibaren Turka, Ivano-Frankivs'ka oblast, Ukrayna itibaren Turka, Ivano-Frankivs'ka oblast, Ukrayna

What a surprise this one was. Went to library to pick up a requested item and noticed this on the trolly to be shelved. I am going to read more of her books. This story was so easy to read and really did fulfil the blurb on the back - a woman's story related with humour and compassion which offers a fresh, illuminating insight into what it means to be 'normal'. The term 'dysfunctional' was bandied around a lot in the 1980's and 1990's which annoyed me immensely at the time. This book is a wonderful story of how a woman operates in a difficult world. She certainly wasn't dysfunctional.

Tells a great story about the battle of Gettysburg, and by novelizing the men there creates a gripping, poignant narrative made all the more powerful b/c the story is true.