Aquillina, Tyler (February 2, 2021). " 'Come From Away' coming from Broadway to your home with filmed stage production". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved August 4, 2021. Coles, Terri (October 15, 2018). "Come From Away coming to St. John's in January". CBC News . Retrieved August 3, 2019. At a performance of Come from Away at Teatro Maipo, Buenos Aires, September 2023 Critical reception [ edit ] Seattle [ edit ] This book is about them falling in love, but that is only a small part. It is about Rudi doing his best to get away and show that he is worth more. It is about the war taking a toll on people at home and those fighting. And again the dark side of war and how men suffer. This reading group guide for Come from Away includes an introduction, discussion questions, and ideas for enhancing your book club. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. We hope that these ideas will enrich your conversation and increase your enjoyment of the book.

Beyond Grace and Rudi's story, there are the storylines of the whole Baker family as they adjust to a brother and son not coming home and another coming home ravaged by war and never to be the same. The family story was heartwarming and I loved seeing them all there for each other no matter what. Mirvish Come from Away". Mirvish. March 13, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017 . Retrieved March 13, 2017. Joe Westerfield with Newsweek wrote that "'Come From Away' accomplishes what all the best musicals do: It takes you to a place where you didn't know you wanted to go, and makes you not want to leave." [75] One of my first points I would like to make is that GG listens to her readers. After reading her WWI novel, Tides of Honour fans like me were eager to find out how the rest of Audrey and Danny Baker's story was going to play out. As I recall, I had eluded in my review of that book that I was sure the couple would face many trials in the years ahead.Falling for the enemy is the haunting theme of this WWII Era Canadian Historical Romance. I've relished the way the author captures historical times and events while eliciting deeply emotional responses from me with each new book. A: Yes. Before, I had written historical adventures set on an entirely different continent, but suddenly I was living in a place where hundred-year-old houses stand along the highway, where statues and museums tell stories (like the Titanic and the Halifax Explosion) that had seemed too removed from real life or simply too far away for me to grab on to before. People here proudly remember the generations past and are more than willing to share the stories. So, yes, Nova Scotia has been very inspiring, and it has also whetted my appetite for Canadian history. Now I am hungry for stories from across the entire country. Canada’s history is exciting but mostly forgotten, its adventures confined for the most part to textbooks that are rarely opened. Why is it that Americans and Europeans are so great at telling their own stories and we generally don’t dwell on ours? My plan is to change that. I love when new authors find me and think that I will like their books. I am always intrigued because with the internet it’s hard to get a feel for people sometimes so when an author asks me if I would like to review their book or they think it’s something I will like—it always makes me pause. Drie jaar geleden zag Willemijn Verkaik deze musical in New York, nu speelt ze erin" (in Dutch) . Retrieved April 14, 2021. I was thrilled when she asked if I would be interested in reading her latest novel, COME FROM AWAY, and I didn’t even hesitate….absolutely!

Her brothers were all grown up now, riding ugly metal ships somewhere, taking separate paths to a faraway war, while she stayed home to gut fish and babysit. Q: The premise of Come from Away centres on a local legend that U-boat sailors attended a Christmas dance in 1942. Where did you first hear this story, and what did you think? Rudi’s parents caution him to question what he’s been taught under the Third Reich, which was a dangerous idea to express at the time. On the surface, his parents seemed like model Germans. Why do you think they took this risk? What does their decision tell you about the German people during the Second World War?Come From Away is an interesting and engaging story of love and war seen from a different angle with some Canadian history here. The angle and setting were very refreshing and I really enjoyed seeing a different perspective to WWII set in Canada. I loved the feeling we got from the setting and it really set the tone for the story. In the mid-1930s, memories of the First World War and the devastating Halifax Explosion were not far from the hearts and minds of Nova Scotians like Danny and Au drey Baker. How does their past experience influence their reaction to each of their sons’ enlisting?

So he’d chosen the army. Her father had tried everything to talk him out of it, even speaking unexpectedly about his own horrible experiences in the Great War. He’d said the glory of invading the land was nothing when compared to the hell of being left to die on a burnt-out field, his severed leg lying a few feet away. Busch, Anita (November 16, 2017). "Tony-Winning 'Come From Away' Director Boards Feature Film Adaptation For Mark Gordon Co". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 21, 2020. Why was Dear Evan Hansen a commercial flop in Toronto? Audiences just didn't like it enough" . Retrieved August 3, 2019.

To me, the most important rule about writing historical fiction is always to tell the truth. Do not shy away from the ugly truths. Not everything in our history was happy or romantic like we might want, but everything that happened was important to different degrees. If you are writing about something terrible, write it the way it was. Don’t make light of it, but don’t make it gratuitous, either. Your readers are smart. Don’t do everything for them. Let them draw their own images in their minds based on your words. Busch, Anita (16 November 2017). "Tony-Winning 'Come From Away' Director Boards Feature Film Adaptation For Mark Gordon Co". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 21 December 2020.

Then, one day, a handsome stranger ventures into the store. He claims to be a trapper come from away, and, as Grace gets to know him, she becomes enamoured by his gentle smile and thoughtful ways. But after several weeks, she discovers that Rudi, her mysterious visitor, is not the lonely outsider he appears to be. He is someone else entirely—someone not to be trusted. Outstanding Achievement in Music - David Hein, Irene Sankoff, Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, Alan Berry, and the band The news plays a central role in the novel, and there are many references to German and Canadian news stories, rumours, and even propaganda. Name a few and discuss how they affect each character differently, particularly Grace, Rudi, Linda, and Tommy. Grace works in a local store in Nova Scotia, while her three brothers are away at war - world war 2. Her parents Danny and Audrey are there with her and also other various family members live by. One evening at a local dance some strangers come by, and Grace is attracted to one man who dances with her - then they are gone. Now off Nova Scotia there are German u-boats, so could these men have come from there?Some weeks later this stranger wanders into Grace's store - Rudi is his name. Supposedly a trapper but is he? Brantley, Ben (March 12, 2017). "Review: 'Come From Away,' a Canadian Embrace on a Grim Day". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017 . Retrieved May 1, 2017.In May 2021, it was announced that the Canadian Production of the musical would be on a limited run at Ottawa's Babs Asper Theatre in July 2024 before returning to Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre in September 2024. [45] North American tour (2018) [ edit ] Evans, Greg (August 4, 2021). " 'Come From Away' Film Adaptation Gets Apple TV+ Premiere Date On Eve Of 9/11". Deadline Hollywood.