Super Short Summary

Visible Worlds by Marilyn Bowering intricately follows three families in Winnipeg affected by three generations of war, exploring their complex connections and lasting traumas through settings in Canada, the Soviet Union, Germany, and Korea. The novel intertwines the lives of Nate Bone, who dies at a football game, Albrecht Storr, the primary narrator, and a woman named Fika, whose journey across the North Pole reveals deeper links to the other characters. Depictions of kidnapping, war-related trauma, and persecution are present.