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The books we loved in 2007:

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2. The Kite Runner - 12 votes
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns - 11 votes
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4. The Thirteenth Tale - 5 votes

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The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival

by Mona Golabek, Lee Cohen

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