I really enjoyed this one! It's a first novel, so you always go in with caution. But he did a great job of holding my interest, and I thought his writing was good. He tells the story of two women, both almost 8 feet tall, in alternating chapters. Anna Swan (this character was based on a real person) was born in Nova Scotia in the 1840's and eventually became a feature in P.T. Barnum's museum. (Barnum already had 3 male giants, and Anna was assumed to be the only female giant on earth. Of course Barnum would say that, right?) Anyway, a group of giants was called a thunder of giants, hence the title. The second giant in this story is the fictional character Andorra Kelsey, who is spotted on the street in 1937 Detroit by a Hollywood scout, and soon travels to Hollywood to make a movie of the life of Anna Swan.
Eventually the reader begins to see how the lives of these two women are linked by more than a physical similarity. I would recommend this one.
Eventually the reader begins to see how the lives of these two women are linked by more than a physical similarity. I would recommend this one.
