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Book Notes 7/24/2023

Posted on July 25, 2023 at 10:06 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

7/24/2023

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Ghosts of the Orphanage

A story of mysterious deaths, a conspiracy of silence, and a search for justice
by Christine Kenneally

362.732 KENNEALLY

For much of the twentieth century, a series of terrible events—abuse, both physical and psychological, and even deaths—took places inside orphanages. The survivors have been trying to tell their astonishing stories for a long time, but disbelief, secrecy, and trauma have kept them from breaking through. For ten years, Christine Kenneally has been on a quest to uncover the harrowing truth.


Palazzo

by Danielle Steel

STEEL

After her parents perish in a tragic accident, Cosima Saverio assumes leadership of her family’s haute couture Italian leather brand. While navigating the challenges of running a company at twenty-three, Cosima must also maintain the four-hundred-year-old family palazzo in Venice and care for her younger siblings: Allegra, who survived the tragedy that killed their parents with scars and a spinal injury, and Luca, who has a penchant for wild parties, pretty women, and poker tables.


The Best Strangers in the World

Stories from a life spent listening
by Ari Shapiro

070.43092 SHAPIRO

In his first book, broadcaster Ari Shapiro takes us around the globe to reveal the stories behind narratives that are sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking, but always poignant. He details his time traveling on Air Force One with President Obama, or following the path of Syrian refugees fleeing war, or learning from those fighting for social justice both at home and abroad.


The Forever War

by Joe Haldeman

Science Fiction HALDEMAN Forever v.1

Private William Mandella has been propelled through space and time to fight in the distant thousand-year conflict; to perform his duties and do whatever it takes to survive the ordeal and return home. But "home" may be even more terrifying than battle, because, thanks to the time dilation caused by space travel, Mandella is aging months while the Earth he left behind is aging centuries...


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