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The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)

12th July 2021 jng 0

The Sympathizer Author: Viet Thanh Nguyen Project: War – Vietnam War Year of publication: 2015 Pages: 384 Goodreads: The Sympathizer            

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Restless (William Boyd)

10th July 2021 jng 0

Author: William Boyd Project: War – Word War II Year of publication: 2007 Pages: 336 Goodreads: Restless              

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