Thursday, March 28, 2019

The Cassandra

The Cassandra / Sharma Shields, read by Sophie Amoss, 281 pgs.

An interesting story set in WWII era.  Mildred is a typist at a facility who is developing plutonium.  She also has visions and can often see the future of individuals and more.  She is seen as a bit of a kook by her peers.   Like Cassandra in mythology, people do not believe her.  This historical fiction is based on research about the facility depicted in the book.  Mildred has a hard time but the bigger picture is about the inhumanity of war and the social structure of the time.  A really interesting book.  The narration is good.  I’m was not familiar with Sophie Amass but she did a great job depicting Mildred as a wise yet naive young woman. Thanks to Kara for recommending this book.

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