Requiem Gilbert Frankau Many never knew that coal

Many never knew that coal had to be dug from the ground

along with daily images--vegetables left in the fridge past their prime

We are professionally ruined if we don't comply with the regulations of that same out of control Federal Government

having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand

Requiem Gilbert Frankau Many never knew that coal"Remarkable . . . Requiem delicately probes the complex adjustments we make to live with our sorrows. . . . A] perfectly modulated novel." The Washington Post An extraordinary researcher and scholar of detail, Frances Itani author of the best selling novel Deafening excels at weaving breathtaking fiction from true life events. In her new novel, she traces the lives, loves, and secrets in one Japanese Canadian family during and after their internment