A Constellation of Vital Phenomenon
by Anthony Marra
2013/ 397 pages
rating – 9 / contemp fiction

I generally hate war books but this is really different.  That said,  what IS this book  with a title which comes from a medical dictionary as being the definition of “life”  about?

Well – I didn’t know for awhile getting into it,  but about 50 pages into it I knew – it’s  about love, loyalty and trust in a time of bitter warfare – 2 wars, actually. The wars involved are the Chechen War of Independence (1994-1996) and the 2nd Chechen War – when Russia took Chechnya back – >>>>MORE>>>>