![]() ![]() ![]() In 1945, just after World War II, they stay behind in London when their parents move to Singapore, leaving them in the care of a mysterious figure named The Moth. ![]() In a narrative as beguiling and mysterious as memory itself-shadowed and luminous at once-we read the story of fourteen-year-old Nathaniel, and his older sister, Rachel. To stay informed and vote on the books we read, sign up here to be a member of the SU Book Club.A mesmerizing new novel that tells a dramatic story set in the decade after World War II through the lives of a small group of unexpected characters and two teenagers whose lives are indelibly shaped by their unwitting involvement. But are they really what and who they claim to be? And how should Nathaniel and Rachel feel when their mother returns without their father after months of silence-explaining nothing, excusing nothing? A dozen years later, Nathaniel begins to uncover all he didn’t know or understand during that time, and it is this journey-through reality, recollection, and imagination-that is told in this magnificent novel.Ĭontinue below to register for this event. They suspect he may be a criminal and grow both more convinced and less concerned as they come to know his eccentric crew of friends: men and women with a shared history, all of whom seem determined now to protect and educate (in rather unusual ways) the siblings. Fourteen-year-old Nathaniel and his older sister, Rachel, seemingly abandoned by their parents, have been left in the care of an enigmatic figure they call The Moth. It is 1945, and London is still reeling from years of war. To learn a little about Warlight read below: Join the SU Book Club online as we discuss Warlight by Michael Ondaatje. ![]()
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