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A place we knew well

Book cover of A place we knew well

A place we knew well

2015258 pages

Synopsis

In the midst of the Cuban Missle Crisis, Wes and Sarah Avery and their seventeen-year-old daughter, Charlotte, try to keep their lives as normal as possible, but a long-buried secret threatens their family's security.

Avg. reading time
4h 53m
Prose complexity
4/10

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Genres

Historical FictionDramaHistory

Subjects

Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962Life change eventsFamiliesFiction, family lifeFiction, historical, generalUnited states, fictionUnited States20Th Century

Edition

Book cover of A place we knew well
A place we knew wellUnknown, 2015
258 pages
Language: EnglishISBN: 9780804176545First edition.

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