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Goodbye East End: An Evacuee's Story

David Merron

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As Hitler's bombs threatened London during World War Two, eight-year-old David Merron was removed...

The Dandy at Dusk

Phillip Mann

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Philip Mann chronicles the relationship of dandyism and the emerging cultural landscape of modernity...

Quiet Impact: How to be a successful Introvert

Sylvia Loehken

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Most literature on business, communication and success is focused on extroverts, who feel...

Mia Farrow recommended We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Picador Classic in Books (curated)

"Philip Gourevitch has written a riveting book about the Rwandan genocide and the title is part of a note to his pastor from a man who knew he was going to be killed the next day. This book examines the darkest side of human beings. As the mother of many children, including seven sons I realise the importance of bringing up my sons to find peaceful resolutions to conflict – the reality is that it is men who are the violent perpetrators. This killing component is very likely responsible for the survival of the human species over many, many centuries. But now our weaponry has succeeded our wisdom and we have not evolved away from the brutality that was useful to early human beings."

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Ari Augustine (10 KP) rated American Stranger: A Novel in Books

May 4, 2020

American Stranger: A Novel

David Plante | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry

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American Stranger was timeless and beautifully written. The main character, Nancy Green, is the daughter of Holocaust survivors and it followers her struggle to navigate in American life and to find her own identity. I loved the rich culture and backgrounds of those Green encounters and the internal conflict she tries to overcome. The plot was consistent and evenly paced, but I think I would have wanted more action or more active participation from Green, at least. As a main character, I loved her flaws and her sentimentality. I loved the psychology behind it all, but felt life was happening to her - as if she were a leaf to the wind.

That aside, however, I really liked this book and would definitely recommend it.