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survival of the sparrows by pete conrad

3/2/2018

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Reviewed For Readers' Favorite by Grant Leishman 

​Imagine, for a moment, an America that has turned inward, disrespected and disregarded the wishes and feelings of the rest of the world (not too hard to do in these times really). This is the premise of Pete Conrad’s novel Survival of the Sparrows. A coalition of forces from Russia, North Korea and the Middle East has invaded the American homeland and is pushing on with its plan to rule the USA. In rural Johnsonville, Georgia, May and Winston Sparrow a middle-aged African-American couple are worried the invading forces will pass through their small town on their way to take Atlanta. Winston has constructed a false wall in his barn where he and May will hide out until they invading army has passed through. Things don’t go quite to plan for the couple, though and they are caught, trapped in their wall space as the Generals make their small holding, their Southern headquarters.
 
Survival of the Sparrows was a chillingly frightening reminder of just how fragile our world order and peace truly is. Given the current situation in America and the rest of the world, the scenario painted by Pete Conrad is not too far-fetched at all. This book was a fantastic read, with Winston and May lurching from one crisis to another. Fast-paced, with just the right amount of stereotyping and violence, tempered by the true spirit of human kindness and understanding, this is a very enjoyable book. The two main characters May and Winston and their travails, trapped inside their tiny wall space, were incredibly easy to identify with and I particularly enjoyed the good ole Southern accent and slang in the dialogue. Intentionally, or not, Conrad has hit upon a realistic scenario that was both believable and riveting to read. I truly couldn’t put the book down, even when I knew I should be doing other things. That is probably the best tribute I can give to author Conrad. A real bottler of a read!


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