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A bit of India’s History in Novel Form
The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan This is a thick book, but deservedly so, as it covers the entire life of a woman living and surviving in a changing world. Set in India at the turn of the … Continue reading
The French Holocaust
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay This is a very sad, truly haunting book, whose images and impressions will linger with you long after you’ve set the finished book down. Set in two times, 1942 occupied France and in today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged French, Holocaust, nazi, novel, Sarah's Key, Vélodrome d'Hiver
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Sad and Scary Fiction
Kennedy’s Brain by Henning Mankell Released last September in English, this is a novel by the Swedish author Henning Mankell, famous for the Kurt Wallander mysteries. It is always interesting to me to read books from other perspectives than normal. … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, AIDS, archaeologist, fiction, Henning Mankell, Kennedy's Brain, novel, suicide, Swedish
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