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Fabyan Place: Two WWII GIs Fight to Survive and Overcome Racial Strife as POWS by Peter Angus | Giveaway, Review, & Author Interview

A book blog tour from iRead Book Tours.

Thank you to the author, publisher, & Lauren at iRead for providing me with the information for this tour.

Book Details

Fabyan Place by Peter Angus
Published by Dottenfritz Press on 08/25/2021
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, History
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 235

Echoes of his WWII concentration camp incarceration resound as Sonny, a young war veteran, returns home to his family holiday celebration. There, on Christmas morning, an enigmatic visitor arrives unannounced. Sonny’s guest triggers memories of the war, horrors of the camp and life-altering changes in his psyche as his relatives prepare for their annual feast.

Fabyan Place is the gripping tale of a mixed-race young man from Newark, New Jersey, Sonny, and his wartime encounter with John, a light-skinned Negro from rural Georgia. Their disparate military affiliations and ethnic identities tangle in a Nazi concentration camp.

But only one of them will survive the war psychologically alive, to struggle with reprehensible bigotry remaining in the world that rises from the battle’s ashes. Which one is living on borrowed time and which one survives to face his own shameful and ingrained prejudice?

Source: iRead Book Tours, Received from the author or publisher for review.

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Purchase Links for Fabyan Place

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My thoughts on Fabyan Place

A thought-provoking book looking at WW2 and the many racisms of the time.

Fabyan Place was not an easy read for me. It involved dedication and grit to read of such a horrifying time in history.

The setup is slow and deliberate during the opening of the book. Once I moved into the individual stories of Sonny and John, the pages turned much quicker. The characters are believable and the settings are extremely well-described making you feel like a part of the story.

This well-researched historical fiction novel will chill you to the bone with the atrocities of man upon man, especially during a war.

Fans of war stories, accurate historical fiction, and human nature will enjoy Fabyan Place.

I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.

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An Interview with Peter Angus

Which was the hardest character to write? The easiest?

To be honest, for me, my characters are all fairly easy to write. I just simply put people I know (or knew) into story situations and have them react as I think they would but in the extraordinary circumstances of my story. In many cases, I give them the same name as the character. Where I do have a struggle is with the outline and making sure all the pieces fit together.

What made you write a book about family members?

At a holiday dinner a few years back, someone asked me about my family at Christmas when I was growing up. After I shared the normal bits about my extended family, I expanded and recounted a story about my uncle that my grandmother told me when I was growing up. The story of him as a POW of the Germans, captured during the Battle of the Bulge. That story, as well as the stories (and souvenirs) my dad brought back from Europe, gave me an enduring interest in the war, mostly because of my family’s personal connection. The further stories, about my immigrant family, came from genealogical research and family lore

There are quite a few books out there about WWII…What makes yours different?

Three very important topics make it very different from other WWII books you will read.

There are very few realistic books written which portray in detail the trials of the American prisoners during the war. I think Fabyan Place does that with all the accuracy that I could muster.

The story also covers cover the war from the standpoint of the Quartermaster Corps: the soldiers who were the ‘guys in the background’ – the suppliers, the people who provided the fuel, food, ammo, and just about everything the fighters needed. Most stories you see out there are portrayed in terms of battles and life and death situations of the fighters in combat. This story covers the work of the troops that helped it happen.

Lastly, most people do not realize the contribution of the African American soldiers to both the quartermaster endeavors as well as their combat participation in both WWI and WWII and Fabyan Place delves into that as well.

Your book is set in many locales, but Fabyan Place is in Newark, New Jersey. Have you ever been there?

I’ve been to all of the countries portrayed in the book, but the story gets its start in Newark, New Jersey, where my mom and dad’s family lived at one time or another. They had long since moved away when I was born, but when I was growing up we drove back to the old neighborhood many times to see the landmarks and so my parents could reminisce and share with their children.

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Giveaway!

Enter to win a physical copy of Fabyan Place: Two WWII GIs Fight to Survive and Overcome Racial Strife as POWS! (three winners/internationally) (ends Dec 10)

FABYAN PLACE by Peter Angus Book Tour Giveaway

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Full Tour Schedule

Nov 22 –Connie’s History Classroom – book review/guest post/giveaway
Nov 22 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review/giveaway
Nov 23 –Leels Loves Books – book review/giveaway
Nov 24 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – book spotlight/ guest post/giveaway
Nov 26 –Olio by Marilyn – book spotlight/author interview
Nov 26 – Olio by Marilyn – book review/giveaway
Nov 26 – Books for Books – book review
Nov 29 –@twilight_reader – book review/giveaway
Nov 29 – Books are a Blessing – book review/author interview/giveaway
Nov 30 – Splashes of Joy – book review/giveaway
Dec 1 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review/author interview/giveaway
Dec 2 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review/guest post/giveaway
Dec 3 – The World As I See It – book review/author interview/giveaway

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