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In the ruins of germany in 1945, at the end of world war ii, american soldier henry sachs takes a souvenir, an old music. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Lauren belfers panoramic new novel is a love story wrapped around a spy story with a pivotal medical breakthrough at its center. Lauren belfers most recent novel, and after the fire, received the inaugural book club award of the 2016 national jewish book awards.
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