The Report

Download or read book The Report written by Jessica Francis Kane and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning first novel that is an evocative reimagining of a World War II civilian disaster On a March night in 1943, on the steps of London's Bethnal Green tube station, 173 people die in a crowd seeking shelter from what seemed to be another air raid. When the devastated neighborhood demands an inquiry, the job falls to magistrate Laurence Dunne. In this beautifully crafted novel, Jessica Francis Kane paints a vivid portrait of London at war. As Dunne investigates, he finds the truth to be precarious, even damaging. When he is forced to reflect on his report several decades later, he must consider whether the course he chose was the right one. The Report is a provocative commentary on the way all tragedies are remembered and endured.