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Fun Facts Friday: George Orwell
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Fun Facts Friday: George Orwell

Man of la BookJune 25, 2021

George Orwell was an English novelist, journalist, critic and writer known for his classic novels such as Animal Farm and 1984, published posthumously.

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Fun Facts Friday: T.F. Powys
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Fun Facts Friday: T.F. Powys

Man of la BookDecember 20, 2019

T.F. Powys ((20 December, 1875 – 27 November, 1953) was a British writer and novelist. His novel, Mr. Weston’s Good Wine is probably his most famous story.

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Book Review: The Agitator by Peter Duffy
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Book Review: The Agitator by Peter Duffy

Man of la BookApril 15, 2019

A short biography of William Bailey, an American who stood his ground against Hitler’s Germany, in New York harbor, at a time when the US was solidly neutral.

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Book Review: The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Book Review: The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Man of la BookJanuary 23, 2019

Investigating a case with the rare book, Alicia and Vargas go to Barcelona uncovering an tangled web of kidnappings , murders, and meet with the Sempere family

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Fun Facts Friday: Shaun Herron
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Fun Facts Friday: Shaun Herron

Man of la BookNovember 23, 2018

Shaun Herron (23 November, 1912 – 1989) is an Irish novelist, a finalist of the Edgar Award. He was born in Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Ireland.

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Fun Facts Friday: Animal Farm
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Fun Facts Friday: Animal Farm

Man of la BookJuly 18, 2014

In “Animal Farm” Orwell criticized the Russian Government and communism.

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Book Review: The Time in Between by María Dueñas
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Book Review: The Time in Between by María Dueñas – A World War II Espionage Novel

Man of la BookJanuary 20, 2014

A novel following the life of a Spanish woman’s journey from her humble beginnings as a poor seamstress, to an English spy during World War II.

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Book Review: The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Book Review: The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Man of la BookJuly 17, 2012

Daniel Sempere and his wife are content with life and baby. When a strange walks in the book shop and threatens to divulge a secret, their happiness subsides.

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Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Man of la BookNovember 22, 2010

The book follows a young boy named Daniel and has possibly one of the best literary inventions of the decade the “Cemetery of Forgotten Books”.

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