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An immensely powerful first novel set in Germany and the Soviet Union during WorldWar II, its ambition and achievement reminiscent of Rachel Seiffert's 'The Dark Room',Hans Fallada's 'Alone in Berlin', and Helen Dunmore's 'The Siege'.Marina Mander – The first true lieLuca and his mum are like two peas in a pod in their special, fragile world. Then, onewinter morning, his mother doesn't wake up, and Luca suddenly finds himself alone forthe first time. Terrified of what telling the truth might bring, he decides to keep thebiggest secret of his life. Luca goes along to school every day, pretending everything isas it always has been. But he returns home every night to a cold, dark house. So hebegins to build a protective bubble with the memories of his mother, the words andstories he so loves – and his cat Blue – against the truth on the other side of thebedroom door.Valerie Martin – The ghost of the Mary CelesteA ghost ship appears in the mist. To a struggling author called Arthur Conan Doyle, it isan inspiration. To Violet Petra, the most infamous mystic of her age, it is a reminder.To the deathobsessed Victorian public, it is a preoccupation. To one family, tied to thesea for generations, it is a tragedy. 'The ghost of the Mary Celeste' is an examinationof love, nature and the fictions that pass as truth.Colleen McCullough – Bittersweet19
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