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Amy Bloom, Writing Well 'Away' from the Ordinary

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September 10, 2007

Fresh Air's book critic reviews Away, an extraordinary novel of immigration and epic adventure from Amy Bloom, the author of Come to Me and A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You.

 
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