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Peter Kaufman is the author of the novel Barometer's Shadow. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Winter 1989, Vol. LVII, No. 4 (1989) — Contributor — 2 copies
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First off I do have to say that if you are unfamiliar with the layout and towns of Iowa, this book might be harder for you to understand. As a lot of information pertaining to certain distances between towns and descriptive scenes of life within towns are prevalent throughout this book. There is also a lot of extra history that is shared about places, events, and history of certain people. It reminded me of the way “The Grapes of Wrath” is set up.
Now, because I was born and raised in Iowa I was fully knowledgeable of everything that the author was describing. This is the advantage that I had for this book being read smoothly without any confusion. I really enjoyed reading all the mystery surrounding the events of the night of the fire. I found myself constantly second guessing myself about what “really” happened and whose body was actually found. Even more intriguing was trying to answer “Why”.
The author was able to paint the story in a way that is probably as accurate as you can get, without being there in person. If you are a True-Crime freak {like I am} you are sure to fall in love with the history of this case. Keep in mind though that it could be a difficult read in some instances if you don’t know much about Iowa.… (more)