Speculative novel by the author of "Detour," following the intertwined fates of a several characters in the aftermath of a mid-day bombing raid on New York City. There is nothing of politics or even war in this rather remarkable novel -- it takes place entirely "on the ground," as it were, and beyond the first paragraph, there is barely any allusion to an "enemy" . What makes the book so chilling is precisely the matter-of-factness with which a devastating air raid on mid- town Manhattan is depicted.
Speculative novel by the author of "Detour," following the intertwined fates of a several characters in the aftermath of a mid-day bombing raid on New York City. There is nothing of politics or even war in this rather remarkable novel -- it takes place entirely "on the ground," as it were, and beyond the first paragraph, there is barely any allusion to an "enemy" . What makes the book so chilling is precisely the matter-of-factness with which a devastating air raid on mid- town Manhattan is depicted.