It is set in contemporary times, but flashes back to liberation day as one of the main characters, Lila, tells the protagonist, Sybille, about the mood of the time:
“You have to try to imagine what it was like in those days…Summer of ’44. You wouldn’t believe how crazy the Liberation was…Crowds were dancing in the streets. Women were open-mouth kissing complete strangers. Our saviors in uniform!” (p.82)
What
impressed me most about the novel was the complicated way the author handles race. If I learned anything from Pineau, it would be courage. She is not
afraid to address the messiness of racism involving people who grow to love and
depend on each other. A certain honesty in this depiction resonated with me as
I read about her character’s lives.
Take
a look at my review of A Taste of Eternity.
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