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Book Review – Ravished Armenia (1918):: The story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian girl, who lived through the great massacres by Aurora Mardiganian

  Ravished Armenia (1918):: The story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian girl, who lived through the great massacres by Aurora Mardiganian My rating: 5 of 5 stars It was a difficult read, a really harrowing account of the brutality of … Continue reading

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Book Review – A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 4 of 5 stars Khaled Hosseini has certainly made Afghanistan proud by capturing the contemporary life in his beautifully crafted second novel. I’d read Kite Runner when it came out and was spellbound … Continue reading

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Book Review – The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang 5 of 5 stars This book is an eye opener and an attempt to bring to light the sordid and neglected event from WW II in which the whole city of Nanking was brutally … Continue reading

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