After a childhood in Europe, where the shadow of WWII loomed large, he seeks to reinvent himself in this foreign landscape, and finds artistic inspiration-and salvation-in the monument to modernity that is being constructed on Sydney’s Harbor. Newly arrived from Sweden, Axel Lindquist is set to work as a sculptor on the besieged Sydney Opera House. Desperate to locate her two runaway brothers before they’re called to serve, Pearl is also hiding a secret shame-the guilt she feels for not doing more for her younger siblings after their mother’s untimely death. In Australia, a national military draft has been announced and Pearl Keogh, an ambitious newspaper reporter, has put her job in jeopardy to become involved in the anti-war movement. In this “luminous” ( The New York Times) historical novel-perfect for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Flamethrowers-a Swedish glassmaker and a fiercely independent Australian journalist are thrown together amidst the turmoil of the 1960s and the dawning of a new modern era.ġ965: As the United States becomes further embroiled in the Vietnam War, the ripple effects are far-reaching-even to the other side of the world.
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