A real 'must read' on the summer list is Pete Hamill's classic SNOW IN AUGUST. I am currently enjoying it very much. In it, the author tells a fascinating story while shedding light on American culture and the place of religion within it. Set in Brooklyn after WW II, SNOW IN AUGUST tells a great story of immigrant Jews and Catholics in American culture, all with the backdrop of the emergence of Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn second baseman, the first African American in the major leagues.
If you like history, the study of religion, the place of immigrants in American culture, baseball or just like a good story...try SNOW IN AUGUST
PB
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