Cattle starts to die, some people fell ill from an unknown illness, they are getting very short on food, etc. The Donner family, which was in most ways, the unofficial leader of the caravan, had decided for the group that this was a good idea.Īnd here is where everything turns bad. But at some point, they decided to split from the known path and take what supposedly was a shorter (but mostly unexplored) way according to the advice of a pioneer, Mr. With their descriptions of the situation we can build up the big puzzle which is “The Hunger”. It develops following their diverse points of view. The different characters narrate the story. However, this part of the new country was still quite unexplored and only some intrepid men had been able to cross the mountains to reach the West and build there Sutter’s Fort.Īnd if those expeditions had been hard and dangerous, imagine doing the travel with whole families (children included) and close to Winter.

A group of people united in a caravan to try to travel to the West, to California, departing from the city of Independence. It takes place in the newly-born United States of America in 1846. However, to say that this book talks only about hunger is to miss a lot of very interesting references and a great variety of layers which are in-built in the story. But this is a different kind of hungriness. Robin: *If you enjoyed The Hunger by Alma Katsu, you might also take a peek at Abandon by Blake Crouch. How you can get your own copy and benefit local bookstores without leaving the comfort of your house (especially during the COVID-19 Quarantine)Īs always, to find out what else Dair and Robin are up to, visit their websites: Where you can hear more about the real history behind this book

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What is the “Perfect Pairing” for enhancing the experience of reading this book Who is the mind behind the story that Amazon describes as “A tense and gripping reimagining of one of America's most fascinating historical moments: the Donner Party with a supernatural twist.” Listen in to find out (among other things): Join us as we give you a taste (couldn’t resist!) of what to expect in Alma Katsu's book, which reimagines what led to the tragic events of the ill-fated Donner Party. We flipped a coin to see who would pick our very first book, and Dair won!

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