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A Novel of Love and War
by Robert Olmstead
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by Chang-rae Lee
Published Mar 2011
Read ReviewsA stunning story about how love and war inalterably change the lives of those they touch, The Surrendered is elegant, suspenseful, and unforgettable: a profound meditation on the nature of heroism and sacrifice, the power of love, and the possibilities for mercy and salvation.
by Andrew Sean Greer
Published Mar 2009
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by Jim Lehrer
Published May 2001
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by Charles Frazier
Published Aug 1998
Read ReviewsA magnificent love story, Cold Mountain is the tale of a wounded Confederate soldier, Inman, who walks away from the ravages of the war and back home to his pre-war sweetheart.
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