Maddow’s prose isn’t subtle, but her research is solid, making “Prequel,” something more than a work of history. It’s an urgent warning that the road ahead has been well traveled.
Maddow’s prose isn’t subtle, but her research is solid, making “Prequel,” something more than a work of history. It’s an urgent warning that the road ahead has been well traveled.
Cora and Barry give powerful expression to the pathos of ordinary lives approaching death’s murky veil. “A Stage of Twilight,” like life itself, will break your heart.