I think the recent cluster of WWII novels is so good because we have reached an optimal distance from the war. Just as a lens has its focal length, the novel also has its best distance from the action.
My maternal grandmother was in London during the Blitz. Indeed, the man she was dating before she met my grandfather was killed beside her in a cinem… - Chris Cleave
My maternal grandmother was in London during the Blitz. Indeed, the man she was dating before she met my grandfather was killed beside her in a cinem…
- Chris Cleave
So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge. - Chris Cleave
So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.
Looking after a very sick child was the Olympics of parenting. - Chris Cleave
Looking after a very sick child was the Olympics of parenting.
A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived. - Chris Cleave
A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.
Life is extremely short and you cannot dance to current affairs. - Chris Cleave
Life is extremely short and you cannot dance to current affairs.
This thing with being lovers, it isn't like being married. - Chris Cleave
This thing with being lovers, it isn't like being married.
We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, 'I survived… - Chris Cleave
We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, 'I survived…
I'm a much better writer for being a father. - Chris Cleave
I'm a much better writer for being a father.
At some point you just have to turn around and face your life head on. - Chris Cleave
At some point you just have to turn around and face your life head on.
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