Across the Rift: World War Two Novel in Rhythmic Prose (Colonial Historical Fiction Series), by H.Ann Ackroyd
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For lovers of Colonial Historical Fiction and World War Two Histories, here is a book you must read!! And trust me, you are in for a different reading experience because this Colonial Historical Fiction and World War Two Fiction Book is written in Rhythmic Prose! Here is the deal… The storyline follows the lives of members of the same family living in three locations during World War Two: Britain, Nazi-occupied Austria and Southern Rhodesia in Africa. On the British side, Malcolm is present at Dunkirk and his mother, Helen, experiences the bombing of London. Nell, British, Rudi, Austrian, and their daughter Acorn sit out the war in Southern Rhodesia, but nonetheless, war touches every aspect of their lives. The Austrian contingent consists of Amelia, an aristocrat, who is mother of Rudi and two teenagers, Werner and Sofie, who live in Nazi-occupied Vienna. The family is anti-Nazi but pays lip-service to the Nazi overlords, while helping to run a Monarchist Resistance group. Werner, an ambulance driver, is injured in Normandy. Sofie creates a problem for her family by falling in love and secretly marrying a Nazi officer who participates in Hitler's Russian Campaign. The story follows the British members of the family through to the euphoria of VE-Day and, at the same time, the Austrian members through to the Allied bombing of Vienna. Rudi and Nell in Africa are caught between the winners’ euphoria and the losers’ humiliation. Despite the dark times, humor, hope, love and redemption feature in equal measure. This is a book you should read and all you need to do is hit the buy now button at your right side to get a copy of this unconventional work of fiction.
Across the Rift: World War Two Novel in Rhythmic Prose (Colonial Historical Fiction Series), by H.Ann Ackroyd- Published on: 2015-03-05
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The story of a family: viewing from the outside in By Shay VanZwoll Across the Rift is a story of a family spread out across Europe and Africa during WWII. Written in Rhythmic Prose, this novel was a different glimpse into the War. Primarily set in Austria, with side stories in Africa and England, this story does not immerse you into the lives of the characters. Instead, the style of writing almost makes it seem as if you are viewing them through a thick pane of murky glass. At some points, the glass is almost thin enough to see the emotions of the characters, but it's always there separating you from their inner thoughts and motivations.It's interesting to read a book that makes you feel that you are viewing it from the outside, and much better than history as written by the winners. Austria, a country blamed for supporting Hitler, is instead shown as it truly was... a country without a choice. Pretending to support Germany and yet supporting the resistance, the characters and the book are both caught in that void between truths where you don't always know if the common people are "good" or "bad". As you read the book, you may find that your preconceived emotions and beliefs change. Or perhaps this is the world as you see it. Since every reader will experience this novel in a different way, it's best to discover it for yourself.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An Unusual approach By MaryM I received a copy of this book in return for an honest review. The novel is written in what the author calls "rhythmic prose." I thought this might make it an unpleasant read, but found just the opposite--the writing was clear, lucid and flowing, not difficult or annoying. I did not feel the form interfered with the narrative at all. This book was also unusual in the way it approached the story. World War II was a global war, and this story follows a family with connections across countries and continents, whose members experience the events of the war in ways determined not only by nationality and politics, but also by geographic location, political bent and social class. Rudi and Nell are landowners in Rhodesia, Africa, a country under colonial rule. Rudi is the son of Austrian aristocrats, Nell the daughter of a British family. We are shown the war through the experiences of these interconnected families--in Austria the Nazi occupation, including the efforts of those in the resistance, the suffering of the people as the war continues, the destruction of the blanket bombing by the American forces, and the invasion and occupation under Russian troops. The Austrian members of the family experience the war principally as the destruction of their "culture" by barbarians, whether they are Nazis, Russian, or American. We follow the British family members from Dunkirk, through the bombing of London, the blackouts and deprivations of the war years. The family in Rhodesia experiences the war from a safer distance, but we are always aware of them as part of a European colony. The family in Africa comes from both sides of the greater conflict: Nell is British, Rudi, Austrian. The other young lovers in the story are Sophie, Austrian, and her Nazi lover and husband, who dies on the Russian front. By telling the story of the war through the stories of these family members who span such geographical, national and cultural distances, the author is able to paint a very modulated picture of the war--however, different as these people may be, they are all part of the social upper classes. The sense they have that their world is ending is in that way quite accurate, but was not something I felt much sympathy for. The social and racial assumptions of the characters were obvious--making them much less sympathetic, at least for this reader. After the conflict of WWII is over, and the characters are settling into their post war lives, Rudi and Nell have a sense the conflict lies in the future, in their colonial, African country. And of course, we know that is true.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good Read But Has Formatting and Editing Issues By QA I received an advance review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The free copy I received was very difficult to navigate due to formatting and editing issues. The glossary in the back of the book was just a jumble of words. Some areas I couldn’t read because one line of text was covering the line below it or vice versa. This is a story about a family during WW II that is scattered in Britian, Austria, Switzerland, and Africa. The war is viewed differently from each country. The author makes the reader aware of the class differences and prejudice between the citizens of each country and how each views the war. The story primarily is set in Austria. Even though in much of history Austria appears to have been a supporter of Hitler and his Nazi regime it actually was a country without a choice. There was a large underground resistance network within Austria that hid Jews, minorities, etc. and helped them defect to Switzerland. This is a very interesting book with some different views of WW II than I have read about previously. Hopefully the author will correct the editing and formatting issues so the book is more user friendly. I really enjoyed the book but am giving 3 stars because of the editing and formatting issues I experienced.
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