A review by tonythep
The Last Flight of Poxl West by Daniel Torday

4.0

This utterly compelling, often heartbreaking story of war and lost love is told through a fascinating dual viewpoint. We see Poxl West through the eyes of his fifteen-year-old nephew, Eli Goldstein, in 1986, and through Poxl's own memoir of World War II. Eli is in thrall to the romantic war hero that comes alive in his uncle's pages, but soon finds that the complexities of one person's life may hold more than one truth. Torday has crafted a remarkable tale that shines a light on nothing less than storytelling itself.