House of splendid isolation
Edna O'Brien
Josie is confined to bed in her dilapidated country mansion when McGreevy, IRA terrorist hunted by the police bursts in looking for sanctuary___
Read Time: ~5.2 hr
East wind
by Jack Winnick (2010)
About this book
A violent explosion kills thousands and destroys an entire beachfront community in Los Angeles, and while the president attempts to keep the public calm about reports of a nuclear device, the government receives a call warning that similar attacks will be launched on other American cities unless all aid to Israel is terminated.
Setting / LocationCalifornia
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreEast wind Lead Character
Themes & Moods
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