The Dance of the Spirits
Catherine Aerie
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis:
Spring
1951: it is the fiery zenith of the Korean War, a war that the youthful US Army
lieutenant Wesley Palm and his men thought that they had won … until the
Chinese swept across the Yalu River. Traveling with the million-man army bent
on driving back the march of “American imperialism” is Jasmine Young, a Chinese
surgeon who has volunteered herself into the war for unspoken, grave reasons.
Through a chronicle of merciless battles, freezing winter, and the brutality
and hypocrisy of human nature, the two will find themselves weaving through the
twist and turns of fate and destiny, where an unquenchable passion, a resilient
pursuit of liberty, and an inherent dignity light the darkness against the vast
sky of a warring world and of nation and cultures that stand shattered and
divided by the same forces that unify them.
My Review:
The Dance of the Spirits is a text heavy historical book
based around the Korean War. Author Catherine Aerie was incredibly descriptive with
the gruesome environment. While I am a fan of wartime stories, I’m new to reading
about the Korean War and learned quite a bit.
I enjoyed the complex background of protagonist Jasmine Young,
a Chinese surgeon, and the emotional relationship with US Army lieutenant
Wesley Palm. I feel the author was successful in maintaining an intense plot
and giving us an equally intense ending.
About The Author:
Catherine
Aerie, a graduate from the University of California, Irvine with a master
degree in finance. She was inspired to write “The Dance of the Spirits” while
researching a family member’s role in the Korean War, deciding to revive an
often neglected and overlooked setting in fiction and heighten the universality
of resilient pursuit of love and liberty. Her debut novel was finished after
about two years of research. She currently resides in southern California.
2 comments:
I enjoyed this book. It stays with you!
Most definitely :)
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