The Signal Flame : A Novel (Hardcover)

from bowedbookshelf

Krivak takes his own blessed time when telling stories. His novels are quiet, but not especially slow; they are full of drama, generations of crises. It has been five years since the publication of Krivak's quietly spectacular first novel, Sojourn, which followed the sharpshooter Jozef Vinich dur...

from Beamis12

As I finished this wonderful book I realized that it is this type of quiet novel that makes the biggest impression, leaving me with a surfeit of emotions I need to process. There are no big flashy car chases, or hunts for a killer, just a family with all the hidden layers that this entails. Heart...

from fuzzy_patters

I forgot to review this book and thought that I already had, so apologize if my review is brief and lacking details. I do remember that I loved this book. It is the second installment in Krivak's Darden trilogy, and this installment takes place during the Vietnam War, unlike the first installme...

from Wickabod

The quiet beauty of this exquisite novel left me awed and deeply moved. I was impressed by Andrew Krivak's harrowing first novel (THE SOJOURN), and it pleased me to see that book find success with critics and readers alike. But as fine as his first novel was, this second novel exceeded my expecta...

from auntmarge64

A quiet, beautifully written novel of a Pennsylvania family burying the family patriarch (Jozev) while awaiting news of a son missing in action in Vietnam. This is the second novel by Krivak. The first, "The Sojourn", related Jozev's early life in Austria-Hungary before and during WWI. In "The Si...