Far to Go

Far to Go (House of Anansi, 2010) by Alison Pick
Lucy Valko feels that even though this heartbreaking tale of an affluent Jewish family in Czechoslovakia at the outset of the Second World War was published mere months ago, it's a novel every Canadian should read. She writes:
"A compelling story...but most powerful is the way the author was able to capture it. Alison Pick has a gift of painting the internal and external worlds of her characters with a lightness of depth that makes what is human — beautiful."
Accolades: A September 2010 pub date means Far to Go may still garner a nomination or two in future literary awards. In the meantime, it's had a warm reception from critics, earning a glowing review from the Globe and Mail, among others: "The writing in Far to Go is clean, crisp and unencumbered. Pick never dwells for too long in an image or metaphor, and she creates small moments that are both lovely and frightening."

This book was almost amazing.  It seemed that the author couldhave elaborated a little more and made it a better story.  Almost seemed that she was rushing it to finish at the end, like she had a 300 page limit!  Good read, though.