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The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster
Five words from the blurb: grief, silent, comedian, mystery, journey I’ve owned a copy of this book for a while, but avoided reading it because of the plane crash mentioned in the blurb. I decided to...
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I’m Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti
Translated from the Italian by Jonathan Hunt Five words from the blurb: Italian, village, children, discovery, scare I bought a copy of this book a couple of years ago after seeing several bloggers...
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Strangers by Taichi Yamada
Translated from the Japanese by Wayne P Lammers Five words from the blurb: ghost, parents, grief, isolation, reality Strangers begins with Harada, a recently divorced scriptwriter, spotting a man who...
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Minor Angels by Antoine Volodine
Translated from the French by Jordan Stump Five words from the blurb: postcataclysmic, immortal, angels, avenging, dark I bought a copy of Minor Angels after seeing several people (I’m afraid I can’t...
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In the Time of Madness by Richard Lloyd Parry
Five words from the blurb: Indonesia, violence, cannibalism, besieged, crisis People Who Eat Darkness is my favourite true-crime book so I was excited to read another of Richard Lloyd Parry’s books....
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The Book of Fathers by Miklós Vámos
Translated from the Hungarian by Peter Sherwood Five words from the blurb: Hungarian, family, generations, gift, epic The Book of Fathers is an epic piece of historical fiction. It follows twelve...
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Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Source: Personal copy Five words from the blurb: India, slum, fugitive, prison, redemption Shantaram is one of the best books I’ve ever read. It is an amazing story and the fact that most of it...
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Gluten-Free Girl by Shauna James Ahern
Source: Personal Copy Five words from the blurb: pain, avoid, bread, embrace, fresh Shauna James Ahern was diagnosed with celiac disease at the age of 38. This meant that if she ingested any gluten...
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