Life & Style
Visible Empire by Hannah Pittard
06/14/2018 12:01 AM EST •
06/14/2018 12:05 AM EST
Set in the sultry Atlanta summer of 1962, this novel is based around the aftermath of a true event, the crash of Air France Flight 007 at Orly Airport in Paris, a plane filled with the city’s wealthiest, art-oriented residents. Told through a wide range of characters, whose lives intersect in increasingly interesting ways, Hannah Pittard weaves a spellbinding account of how those left behind dealt with the monumental loss Atlanta faced in a time filled with remarkable excesses and evolving tensions. This is a perfectly fascinating summer read.
Kelly, R.J. Julia Bookseller, Madison