Moonglow

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and notable book of the year across multiple platforms, this work is hailed as a masterful piece of sustained writing. It presents a compelling narrative that showcases the versatility of the novel form. The story unfolds as a deathbed confession from an old man, whose memories are stirred by painkillers and the proximity of death. He shares fragmented tales with his grandson, revealing a long-buried history. The narrative poses intriguing questions: Why did he attempt to strangle a business partner? What drove him to set explosives on a Washington, D.C. bridge? What were his thoughts while hunting Wernher von Braun in Germany? And what did he see in a young girl he met in Baltimore post-war? Spanning from the Jewish slums of pre-war Philadelphia to the invasion of Germany, and from a retirement village in Florida to a New York prison, the story encapsulates a vast era within a single life, compressing a lifetime into just one week. The brilliance of this work serves as a striking defense of storytelling and its power to shape our understanding of history and identity.