Just a great novel | Zeeland, Or, Elective Concurrences: A Novel

Good on every level. | Zeeland, Or, Elective Concurrences: A Novel | Hans Koning

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	• Zeeland, Or, Elective Concurrences: A Novel Hans Koning NewSouth Books, 2001 - 255 pages average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
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Strong voice, absorbing characters

I picked up Zeeland when I was still reading McCullough's John Adams bio, thinking I would skim through, get a feel for it, and set it aside. I couldn't put it down. The strong narrative voice drew me in within a few pages and the characters kept me involved. Zeeland is easily the most readable novel I've picked up this year, and this had been a competitive year! I plan to recommend it to my men's book club.

Just a great novel

Koning writes so cleanly, without extraneous words, that it is hard to put his books down. The story just moves right along without digressions. And his style of writing short chapters makes his books even cleaner to read. Just a great novel.

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Good on every level.

Both the threads in this novel, one set after the Paris Commune, and the other in the Second World War, are interesting. The author has done a wonderful thing : wrapping complexity in a narrative that carries you through with pleasure. The exploration of coincidence, concurrence is interesting, and reminds us how often we pattern our lives with attention to this aspect. Be sure I noted that the most important female character shared a name with my aunt. These little things stand out in our lives.

Michael Beauchamp, an American soldier caught in German-occupied France, flees across Southern Europe towards Gibraltar. He unknowingly follows his grandfather Michel Beauchamp's footsteps, tracing his journey as the two men, separated by seventy years, elude armed pursuers across the wasteland of a continent ravaged by war.

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