The Train of Small Mercies, (Paperback)

from Beamis12

The lives of 6 different people and families are touched by the death of Robert Kennedy. All either live close to where the funeral train is going to pass or have some connection to the train or family. Yet when I finished the book I felt the story was incomplete and although this takes place in ...

from faceinbook

David Rowell's novel "The Train of Small Mercies" is, on the surface, an easy read. The book is broken up into small vignettes each one following the track of a different story line all of them taking place on the same day with one common thread, the funeral train of Robert F. Kennedy and it's tr...

from Milda-TX

Day-in-the-life stories of ordinary Americans, although the day was an extraordinary one, because it was the day they were witness to the funeral train that carried Robert Kennedy to DC. Appreciated this new author's writing very much, liked the characters, and this book made me want to learn mor...

from tibobi

The Short of It: Compelling and thought-provoking... The Train of Small Mercies affords us a tiny glimpse of people made somber by tragedy. The Rest of It: In New York, a young black porter struggles through his first day on the job-a staggering assignment aboard Robert F. Kennedy's funeral train...

from Perednia

1968 just about broke America's heart with assassinations, riots and war protests. After Robert Kennedy was killed in Los Angeles, apparently on the brink of winning the Democratic nomination for the presidency, tens of thousands mourned the loss of promise and felt sorrow for his pregnant widow ...