Hessian

"By sketching rather than probing in depth the characters and their relationships to each other, by keeping the dialogues and the descriptions simple, Mr. Fast moves his story at a deceptively simple pace, as if the event being recorded demands no dramatic exposition. The effect of this understatement is to draw the story from its historical setting and gently prod the reader to reflect on human motivation, institutional codes, religious prejudices, and those dark areas of fear and hatred within men which manifest themselves in time of war and stress."Fast, Howard is the author of 'Hessian' with ISBN 9781563246012 and ISBN 1563246015.