Ebook {Epub PDF} The Secret of Raven Point by Jennifer Vanderbes

"The Secret of Raven Point is that rare book that reminds us of the deep, immersive pleasures of novel-reading: of getting lost in a story, of being transported to another time and place, of growing so attached to characters that they feel as present and real as one’s own friends. Jennifer Vanderbes takes a harrowing but little-known chapter from WWII history and through her compassionate and brilliant /5(51). 7 rows ·  · "The Secret of Raven Point is that rare book that reminds us of the deep, immersive pleasures of Brand: Scribner. ""The Secret of Raven Point is a subtle evocation of war and loss, which Jennifer Vanderbes - with extraordinary cleverness and restraint - explores slantwise, the story coming visible through its glimmering contours, like an embossing on fine paper or an impression in snow."" - /5(52).

THE SECRET OF RAVEN POINT. by Jennifer Vanderbes. BUY NOW FROM. AMAZON BARNES NOBLE LOCAL BOOKSELLER GET WEEKLY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Email Address Subscribe. Tweet. KIRKUS REVIEW. When her beloved brother is declared missing in action, smart, flinty Juliet Dufresne, training to be a nurse, goes to Italy to find him, in an empathetic, oblique. Both a compelling coming-of-age tale and a moving wartime narrative told with verve and emotion, The Secret of Raven Point is Jennifer Vanderbes at her best. When I began The Secret of Raven Point my first impression was that this is a novel of devotion. The Secret of Raven Point. by. Jennifer Vanderbes (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 2, ratings · reviews. A vivid and powerful novel from an award-winning writer about a young American woman who enlists as an army nurse during World War II and is deployed to Italy, where she tries to find her missing brother.

""The Secret of Raven Point is a subtle evocation of war and loss, which Jennifer Vanderbes - with extraordinary cleverness and restraint - explores slantwise, the story coming visible through its glimmering contours, like an embossing on fine paper or an impression in snow."" - Lauren Groff, author of Arcadia. "Vanderbes's unputdownable third novel finds contemporary resonance in classic themes of humanity and loyalty tested by bltadwin.rungly vivid, tackling war’s moral ambiguities from the open-eyed perspective of a young American woman on the cusp of adulthood her most indelible character to date." - VOGUE. Her third book, The Secret of Raven Point (), is a World War II novel set in Italy. Vanderbes has taught creative writing at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and Columbia University's M.F.A. program. She was a Guggenheim Fellow, and was recently named a Cullman.