Fault lines

by Nancy Huston. Text Publishing, 2007.

Fault Lines is a compelling, touching novel about four generations of children and their parents. Huston captures the complex workings of a child's mind, as they listen and misunderstand what their parents say, often blaming themselves for events beyond their control. Shifting from one point of view to the next, the plot thickens to a searing climax. Describing the end of World War II, Huston writes breathlessly that, "the dreams overflow into the daytime days and nights are reversed…” Fault Lines has a backdrop of war and violence but it is an intimate novel chronicling life's smaller, domestic issues.

Fault lines is a best seller in France, where it won the prestigious Prix Femina in 2006 and is being translated into 16 languages.

It’s a great read.

- Wendy