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PoindexterOglethorpe

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6. Finale by Thomas Mallon.

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 05:26 PM

Dec 2016

It's about Reagan and those around him and is mainly set around and during the summit in Iceland with Gorbachev in October, 1986.

I have liked everything I've ever read by Mallon. Henry and Clara is one of my all time favorite books.

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What are you reading this week of December 4, 2016? [View all] hermetic Dec 2016 OP

"Where They Found Her," Kimberly McCreight shenmue Dec 2016 #1

You always find such interesting books... hermetic Dec 2016 #2

Thank you shenmue Dec 2016 #3

Thanks for the thread. TexasProgresive Dec 2016 #4

No hermetic Dec 2016 #5

Finale by Thomas Mallon. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #6

Henry and Clara hermetic Dec 2016 #8

Henry and Clara is one of my all time favorite books. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #11

Heh, hermetic Dec 2016 #13

Oh, yes! PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #14

The Blue Fox by Sjon Goblinmonger Dec 2016 #7

Lucky you!! hermetic Dec 2016 #10

Hi everyone. Thanks for the thread, hermetic. I'm still deep in 1814 New japple Dec 2016 #9

Hi hermetic Dec 2016 #12

I liked The Ploughmen very much. It is beautifully written. japple Dec 2016 #15

Zupan's writing style hermetic Dec 2016 #16

Yes, I caught that as well. It seems like they had a relationship that japple Dec 2016 #18

Finally read "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy eissa Dec 2016 #17

Not familiar with it hermetic Dec 2016 #20

Yes, the high praise may have affected my expectations eissa Dec 2016 #22

"Beyond the Ice Limit" by Preston & Child Number9Dream Dec 2016 #19

Always happy to see you hermetic Dec 2016 #21

I've actually been reading fairytales and fables ... NTOZamboni Dec 2016 #23