THURSDAY JULY 23, 7pm – NON-FICTION
FREDERICK LACROIX
Author of The Sky Rained Heroes ($24.95 Synergy)
“When I picked this up, I thought “oh, no, another war book.: but the cover and title were catching, so I took a gamble. Well worth the risk! Of course the book is ostensibly about two soldiers, an American fighter pilot (incidentally the author’s father) and an officer in the Japanese Army, but it goes way beyond that. The history of the Second World War is almost secondary to the themes that intrigued me: the contradictions inherent in the simple act of remembrance, heroism as distinct from the worthiness of the cause, predators and prey as a framework for viewing historical development. Highly recommended!” – S. Johnson, a review from Amazon
