Graham Greene
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Our Man in Havana, set in Cuba under the Batista regime, was published in 1958 - one year before Castro's revolution in 1959. This comedy thriller focuses on Havana-based vacuum cleaner salesman James Wormold, an Englishman. The story revolves around Wormold's reluctant role in the British Secret Service as 'Our Man in Havana', a post he accepts to fund the spendthrift habits of his beloved daughter. According to some conspiracy theorists, the novel...
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The Journey : a young boy travels across the country to find his father -- Lost in the barrens : An orphaned teen and a young tribal hunter get lost in the wilderness -- Red fury : An inspiring story of three people, their unlikely friendship, and the wild stallion that changes their lives forever -- Devil's Hill : A young boy from remote Tasmania must team up with his mean-spirited, city-dwelling cousin in search of a lost cow -- Rugged gold : Rugged...
5) The shack
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After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
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Rewarded for his heroism in the Civil War, Lt. John Dunbar wants to see the American frontier before it is gone. Assigned to an abandoned fort with a Sioux tribe as his only neighbor, he overcomes the language barrier and mutual fear and distrust to become a friend of the tribe. But his knowledge of their ultimate fate forces him to make a crucial decision.