Some authors handle this successfully, and Runyan is one of them. Sometimes when I read a historical fiction book that jumps from present day to the past and back again gets me annoyed because I’m really getting in to that particular part of the story, only to be put on hold when the story jumps to the other part. The mystery urges the reader on to find out the answer. That’s when there’s a little “aha” moment and it all starts to make sense, but have no idea how or why the stories will eventually merge. We know Max during World War Two is the same Max, but we’re not quite sure why Johanna’s story is being told until 33% through the book. From Goodreads: “A woman unlocks the mystery of her father’s wartime past in a moving novel about secrets, sacrifice, and the power of love by the bestselling author of Daughters of the Night Sky.”Īcross the Winding River is an historical fiction novel that centers on modern-day California with Beth and her elderly dad Max, and flashbacks to World War Two for two people, Max and Johanna, whose stories happen at different times during the European war.
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