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Akin

a Novel
Feb 12, 202021221018293347 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The two characters in this book are a juxtaposition, which means "the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect." As the book transpired I kept expecting a mystery, a problem, something to be solved. I finally realized that the story itself is the juxtaposition of the two characters. Noah's journey to Nice is complicated by his nephew's care being foisted upon him. Nevertheless the two wander the streets, sites, attractions of Nice, trying to discover the WWII secrets of Noah's mother. On the way the two discover themselves, their kinship and their connections as motherless boys. Ms. Donaghue has titled the book "Akin" which means "of similar character", or related by blood.