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Feb 18, 2018Roundcat rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I found the secret to the author's research in the back of the book, where Egan describes how she became very interested in the Manhattan Naval Yard and the divers who worked there. In weaving the characters in the story into this background, she begins by introducing the most important characters, then weaves other themes and characters into their stories. As in life, things change for each of them and the world around them changes also. Using flashbacks to pull the story forward, we learn the parts of each character's story that we need to know. The development of the characters is a large part of the story; so we have historical themes that affect their lives as well as their life changing decisions and their tragic blind spots. Not all the people we care about make it to the end of the story.