I read a book a few years ago called "Life is Good". About an African American man who learns to read when he's I think about 90. Goes through his life and what he has overcome. Truly brilliant book if you like real life, beat the odds kind of stuff.
I've just finished The Brave too. Was a good read - very hard to put down. Am now reading Island Beneath the Sea by Isabelle Allende. About Haiti under French rule from the perspective of a slave girl.






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