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Budapest Noir: Ilona Gets A Phone: 5 (City Noir)
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"This is a real gem of a book. Sure, the title is a little bit clunky, but it does make sense once you start getting into the story. Beautifully written and I’m sure painstakingly researched, this is a history lesson hidden in plain sight in a novel. "
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"Having recently returned from Budapest I found myself reading this book at just the right time. I could certainly imagine all the descriptions of the city the author gave throughout.
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"This is an amazing story covering trauma, loss, reunion and the renewal of hope. Set in Budapest after WWII and the fall of the Iron Curtain the story centres around Ilona who is traumatised by the death of her husband in the 1956 uprising, the defec"
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I've been a fan of Michelle Hoover's 7a.m. Novelist podcast since she started it a few years ago, so I was interested in reading one of her novels. Published in 2010, The Quickening is Hoover's debut. It's a spare yet deeply affecting historical nove ...more | |
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Anyone who is living in a country not their own will find so many truths in this book. Anyone who has stayed in their home country will learn beautiful things about the upheaval of moving countries. This is a gorgeous book. Loved it! | |