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D. B. JOHN was born in Wales. He began training as a lawyer but switched to a career in publishing, editing popular children's books on history and science. In 2009 he moved to Berlin, Germany, to write his first novel, Flight from Berlin. A visit to North Korea in 2012 inspired Star of the North. In 2015 he co-authored the New York Times bestselling memoir The Girl With Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee. He lives in Angel, London.
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	The Girl With Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee (Goodreads Author), David John, D.B. John (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 106,098 ratings — published 2014 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Star of the North 4.20 avg rating — 8,635 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flight From Berlin by David John, D.B. John (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 805 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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This book came as quite a shock. Not because of the horror of detail, which the author recounts in the sparse, informational style of a death camp tour guide, which is the Israeli protagonist's profession – most of that was known to me. The shock cam ...more
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“His hair was fine and white, and cropped very short, like a lawn after an early frost.”
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“No matter what someone’s race, age, gender, background, or creed, all humans know what it means to feel love, bereavement, guilt, regret, and so on—the experiences that shape character.”
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