Book description
A dazzling novel set during the Great War and postwar Prohibition about a young nurse, a soldier, and a family secret that binds them together for generations to come-from USA TODAY and repeat #1 bestselling author Genevieve Graham.
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Donald Trump should read Blue Bird, the historical novel about Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, so he can understand how interconnected the two cities, and by extension, the US and Canada, are.
In 2026, Trump tried to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge across the Detroit River, but Canada opened it anyway. I was fascinated by how Blue Bird shows us the ways people evaded past efforts to limit trade between the border cities during the Prohibition era.
The book evokes the period and demonstrates that smuggling and policing are self-reinforcing. Smuggling only exists when there are…
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