Mary's pick is The Train of Small Mercies, by David RowellSynopsis:
The Train of Small Mercies follows six characters' search for hope among the debris of an American tragedy.
In New York, a young black porter struggles through his first day on the job -- a staggering assignment aboard Robert F. Kennedy's funeral train. In Pennsylvania, a woman creates a tangle of lies to sneak away from her disapproving husband and pay her respects to the slain senator, dragging her child with her. In Maryland, a wounded young soldier awaits a newspaper interview that his parents hope will restore his damaged self-esteem. And in Washington, an Irish nanny in town to interview with the Kennedy family must reconcile the lost opportunity and the chance to start her life anew.
Mary says: This book brought back memories of Bobby Kennedy's assassination through the eyes of different people...young and old.
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