A review by sunny76
We Are Bone and Earth by Esi Edugyan

5.0

I have read all seven of the stories in the A Point in Time collection. Naomi's Gift by Martha Hall Kelly is an excellent story of a baby born at Ravensbrück. Ash Wednesday by Paula McLain is another excellent, but gut-wrenching story of a Collinwood, Ohio school fire in 1908. Landing by Olivia Hawker is a good story about a newly married couple; the husband works excessive hours as an engineer at NASA preparing for the Apollo moon landing and his new wife is home expecting the birth of their firstborn. We are Bone and Earth by Esi Edugyan was informational, unexpected, and very interesting. It was way too short, and I want to know so much more about Sisi and what comes next. A Wild Rose by Fiona Davis is probably my favorite of this collection, it's about a concert pianist, Carnegie Hall, and Carnegie Studio Towers. While my piano skills are rudimentary, this book made me wish I had practiced more. Alison's Conviction by Thomas Keneally was a good story, but I was disappointed that Alison did not have a resolution to her issue with Robodebt. I also had a little trouble with some of the Australian colloquialisms and words. Mother Swamp by Jesmyn Ward is another excellent short story in this collection about an escaped slave colony in the Great Dismal Swamp. I highly recommend this collection, but especially Mother Swamp.