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    Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)

    Catch-22 Author: Joseph Heller Project: war – World War II Year of publication: 1961 Pages: 453 Goodreads: Catch-22          
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    Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)

    Birdsong Author: Sebastian Faulks Project: War – World War I Year of publication: 1993 Pages: 503 Goodreads: Birdsong     “Gripping story of a Great War experience and its effect [...]
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    Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut)

    Mother Night Author: Kurt Vonnegut Project: war – World War II Year of publication: 1961 Pages: 176 Goodreads: Mother Night        
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    Regeneration (Pat Barker)

    Regeneration Author: Pat Barker Project: War – World War I Year of publication: 1991 Pages: 256 Goodreads: Regeneration     “Civil disobedience occurs when duty conflicts with conscience. Set during [...]
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    Perfume River (Robert Olen Butler)

    Perfume River Author: Robert Olen Butler Project: War – Vietnam War Year of publication: 2016 Pages: 272 Goodreads: Perfume River            
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    The Zone of Interest (Martin Amis)

    Author: Martin Amis Published: 2014 Pages: 320        please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply In Auschwitz, German officer Angelus Thomsen falls in [...]
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    Toby’s Room (Pat Barker)

    Toby’s Room Author: Pat Barker Project: War – World War I Year of publication: 2012 Pages: 256 Goodreads: Toby’s Room     “Toby died in the trenches of World War [...]

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The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)

by jng in Identity 0

Set in the United States during the 19th century, a young slave named Cora escapes from a Georgia plantation and embarks on a perilous journey through the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and [...]

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The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)

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Author: Matt Haig Published: 2020 Pages: 300 Project: Orpheus | fleeting nature of happiness | unaccepted death    please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply In The Midnight Library, Nora […]

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Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)

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Author: Jean Kwok Published: 2010 Pages: 290 Project: Identity – Hybrid Cultural Identity          please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply Girl in Translation portrays the story […]

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