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Published Oct 2011
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by Thrity Umrigar
Published Feb 2010
Read ReviewsFilled with satisfyingly real characters and glowing with local color, The Weight of Heaven is a rare glimpse of a family and a country struggling under pressures beyond their control. Umrigar illuminates how slowly we recover from unforgettable loss, how easily good intentions can turn evil, and how far a person will go to build a new world for ...
by Abraham Verghese
Published Jan 2010
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An unforgettable journey into one man's remarkable life, and an epic story about the power, intimacy, and curious beauty of the work of healing others set in 1960s & 1970s Ethiopia and 1980s America.
by Masha Hamilton
Published Apr 2008
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