Devotion: Hannah Kent

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The Korean War is known as the Forgotten War, or as the veterans of that war call it, the Forgotten Victory. Many of them were already veterans from WWII, and many others had been too young to fight in WWII but were now fighting in this war. I didn't know much about the Korean War before going into this, so it was interesting to learn more about it, what forces were involved, what the stakes were and all that. There’s no denying that Hannah Kent is a skilled wordsmith. As with her other books this one is beautifully written and is a joy to read for that quality alone.

I’m not sure I have the words to properly review this book. It’s not often I am brought to tears by a book but this… this was so achingly beautiful. It was mesmerising. Hannah Kent’s writing is so lyrical it is almost poetry. It is visceral and full of feeling and - I just don’t have the words.When the study was concluded, the professors told Brown that due to the shape of his skull, he was supposed to be a moron. I was in high school when WWII ended and married about two years to a WWII vet when our troops were fighting in Korea. There wasn’t much in the newsreels about it except vets coming home complained about the extreme cold and I remember news accounts of some of the battles.

A stunning story about the impossible lengths we go to for the ones we love, with a breathtaking twist, from the bestselling author of Burial Rites, Hannah Kent. But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I shall find out, not the words of those who are arrogant but their power. I enjoyed her debut, Burial Rites, about an historic trial in Iceland, and her second book, The Good People, about Ireland and its dangerous wee folk. It was a nice change to see her turn her talent to where she grew up herself. But that heart was fading, and so was the day. Brown was now slipping in and out of consciousness. Hudner heard Brown weakly call out: We are also introduced along the way to a squad of Marines that join the Leyte for war games in Crete, and we later revisit their struggles as the Cold War threatens to become the Third World War.

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The story follows teenage Hanne and her close friend Thea and revolves around their relationship and love. During the course of the voyage they manage to spend a lot of time together but it is apparent even to them that their love does not have a future in their world. I began to wonder how the author was going to deal with this but she makes a very bold move which I did not see coming. Devotion, an aerial war epic based on the bestselling book of the same name, tells the harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen." Kent chronicles the horrendous conditions these people had to endure on board ship for six months. A lot would not get to see the shores of South Australia and for those that did they would soon realise that life in the New World was going to be no easy matter.