Earth
Book description
'Utterly compelling... powerful and disturbing' Sunday Independent
'Compelling... a potent portrait of a flawed young man' Daily Mail
'A strong set-up, and with the masterly Boyne at the helm, the tension never lets up' Mail on Sunday
'New and ambitious... packed with big ideas, moral questions and social commentary' Irish…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Earth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is the second of four books (two of which are yet to be published). I actually read them in the wrong order but that does not matter. The books are linked via characters: (a minor character from the first book is the principle protagonist in the second). As is to be expected from this author, he deals with sensitive topical subjects in a way that brings them to life with strong characters and emotional engagement.
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