The World of Tomorrow by Brendan MathewsMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The year is 1939, and the world is on the brink of the second world war while the borough of Queens, New York hosts the World's Fair-themed in a futuristic setting, thus the title of the book, "The World of Tomorrow." From the rough ever green turbulent island of Ireland comes two brothers to New York City in search of their brother Martin who had left years previously to pursue his dream of becoming a famous musician. This book reminds me of the song David Allen Coe sings in which there is Mama, prison, a train, and drinking. This book also has it all too. IRA revolutionists, a Jewish woman who's work visa is about to expire, a visiting King and Queen, some high-bred society types to the Harlem's Jazz clubs with Negro players, a seminary student gone deaf and dumb, a prisoner on the lamb, the debutant sister unsure of her upcoming marriage while her sister struggles with her nosey landlord and her growing brood or the country lass who must part with her man when a gangster comes calling for payback of past deeds……. All are memorable characters that are well developed with side stories all their own. Written in a first-person repertoire that I found intriguing to jump from one person's thoughts and feeling's to another's. This book's layout was fashioned in an easy to follow manner with titled chapters by days in a calendar style using an art deco typography font that was carried over from the front cover.
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