The memoirs of François Bizot, the only Western prisoner of the Khmer Rouge to be released.
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The memoirs of François Bizot, the only Western prisoner of the Khmer Rouge to be released.
Billed as "Antigone in the age of ISIS," Shamsie tells the tale of three British Muslim siblings - Isma and twins Aneeka and Parvaiz - who grow up without a father (he had been killed en route to Guantánamo).
"The fireman said there were little fires everywhere. Multiple points of origin. Not an accident." And then Ng takes us back in time, to a little under a year earlier, to unravel the mystery of the fires: who set them?
The mysterious death of King Ludwig II forms the center of this enjoyable historical thriller.
Have faith in me when I tell you: skip this one. You're not missing much.
What was so powerful about the memoir was that Trevor's voice came through strongly on the page. I could hear his voice telling me his tale.
Markham does a remarkable job of telling this story of a pair of undocumented twins with empathy and respect.
Alex Mar set out to research and understand the practice of witches in America, and ends up learning how to practice herself.
