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Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between an Indian nun and a British surgeon at a mission hospital in Addis Ababa. Orphaned by their mother's death in childbirth and their father's disappearance, they are bound...
Edwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa Bud when he comes of age, but when they find that duty has gradually replaced affection, they agree to break off the engagement. Shortly afterwards, in the middle of a storm on Christmas Eve, Edwin...
"With due respect to fellow readers who enjoyed this book, it has been my biggest disappointment in this year’s reading.
A very appealing theme, potentially interesting characters, and a wonderful setting (what could possibly be better than Tuscany..."
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"Like Kafka, Camus brings us uncomfortably face to face with some of the most disturbing realities of man in society. This is a parable, structured to seem like a novel. Camus, Svengali-like, presents us with a small city struck by the plague; the ..."
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