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series2 books2013

Historical fiction, bittersweet in tone, about grief and loss and war.

“The companion novel A God in Ruins turns to Ursula's brother Teddy, a bomber pilot, following his one, single life forward from the war through old age.”
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Tono-BungayNovel

H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1909

About class conflict.

Lost HorizonNovel

James Hiltonstandalone novel1933

Mysterious in tone, about faith and religion and expeditions, set in mountains.

Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with DeathNovel

Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1969

Science fiction, about war, set in mid 20th century.

“Vonnegut opens in his own voice, describing the twenty years it took him to face writing about surviving the firebombing of Dresden as a POW.”
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Mother NightNovel

Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962

About identity and war, set in our world and mid 20th century.

“Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American playwright who grew up in Germany, writes his memoirs from an Israeli prison cell awaiting trial for war crimes.”
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The Ball and the CrossNovel

G. K. Chestertonstandalone novel1909

Satire, challenging in tone, about faith and religion.

“The title refers to a more worldly and rationalist worldview, represented by a ball or sphere, and the cross representing Christianity.”
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