Tag Archives: Soviet Union
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Amidst all the discussion of darkness in young adult fiction, here is a book that tackles difficult subjects and certainly contains elements of darkness but that I would recommend highly. It is not that Between Shades of Gray is a job … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiction, Joseph Stalin, Lithuania, Ruta Sepetys, Siberia, Soviet Union, young adult fiction
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Red Star Rising by Brian Freemantle
When it comes to espionage fiction I am usually in the cold dark and gray camp. LeCarre (early not late), Deighton, etc. so Brian Freemantle’s Charlie Muffin seemed in my wheelhouse. Despite my preferecne of reading a character of series … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Freemantle, Charlie Muffin, Espionage Fiction, Fiction, John le Carré, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR
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