A Place We Knew Well

from kbranfield

4.5 stars. In A Place We Knew Well, Susan Carol McCarthy whisks readers back to a tense (and somewhat forgotten) time in American history. The Cuban missile crisis takes center stage in this drama featuring the Avery family and it is a fascinating blend of fact and fiction that is quite riveting...

from AllaIssa

Author Susan Carol McCarthy did an excellent job describing what was going on in Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The beginning was a little slow for me, but it picked up very quickly and I found myself becoming attached to the characters of A Place We Knew Well. Overall, it was a pretty ...

from Carolee888

In the second and third grade we practiced "duck and cover" drills along with regular fire drills. I liked the fire drills better because we could go outside. No one told us we were getting under our desks or sometimes going to the basement to crouch against the wall with our coat pulled over our...

from jessicadelellis

I received the book for free through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers. I loved this book. The author did a tremendous job at capturing the fear of Americans during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I never realized just how terrifying that event was. The author also weaved in the family drama portion of th...

from NickiSlater

I really enjoy Susan Carol McCarthy's novels that touch on tough historic times. Her characters do a great job of conveying the feelings an average American might have had during those troubling times. The factual historical aspect is an added bonus to her novels. During the tense 13 day Cuban Mi...