Wilhelm is a Northwest author I enjoy. I usually read her mystery stories. She writes a lot of legal thrillers that always include talking and figuring things out over a wonderful meal. Some incredible menus and ideas for meals in her books. But, they were starting to seem like 'formula books'. So, I looked at other books she may have written and found this one. This is probably one the best novels about cloning ever written. Wilhelm wrote this book in 1976, way before we started reading about actually cloning reports in the papers. This is a story of an isolated post-holocaust community determined to preserve itself and civilization. They do this through their experiments in cloning. The book is detailed in its science and encourages a deep look at humanity.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
Wilhelm is a Northwest author I enjoy. I usually read her mystery stories. She writes a lot of legal thrillers that always include talking and figuring things out over a wonderful meal. Some incredible menus and ideas for meals in her books. But, they were starting to seem like 'formula books'. So, I looked at other books she may have written and found this one. This is probably one the best novels about cloning ever written. Wilhelm wrote this book in 1976, way before we started reading about actually cloning reports in the papers. This is a story of an isolated post-holocaust community determined to preserve itself and civilization. They do this through their experiments in cloning. The book is detailed in its science and encourages a deep look at humanity.
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This sounds really interesting. I've never read this author before.
I haven't heard of this author either - maybe we should choose one of her other books for our foody November book.
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