“Burning Ground” by D.A. Galloway is part time-travel, part travelogue, part historical fiction, part romance, and part survival guide. The book is many things and therein lies its positives and its negatives. The book begins in 1971 with an immensely tragic moment for the protagonist Graham Davidson and his family. Tragedy multiplied becomes the basis…
Book Review: ‘Burning Ground’: A Time Traveler’s Escape From Tragedy Into Romance and Yellowstone History
Book Review: ‘One Italian Summer’: Magical Realism Dealing With Loss and Life
May 21, 2022
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I wanted to like this book from the beginning. I was hooked on the fact that it takes place in Italy during the summer. What’s not to love. I learned it was about a strong mother-daughter relationship. I also learned it was about loss. I had a mother; I have a daughter. The main protagonist,…
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