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  Don Camillo

  The Little World Of Don Camillo

  by Giovanni Guareschi

  Text: English, Italian (translation)
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  Dreams and Shadows

  by Radka Yakimov

  Dreams and Shadows is a story about the lives of people trapped in the oppressive reality of a totalitarian regime. This is Bulgaria, a Balkan country, which was overrun by the Red Army on September 9, 1944 and became one of the “satellites” to the former USSR. It remained in the Soviet orbit of influence until November 10, 1989. This is a story of lost futures, struggles, survival, and quest for freedom; a... (more)
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  Leo Demidov: Book 1

  Child 44

  by Tom Rob Smith

  A propulsive, relentless page-turner. A terrifying evocation of a paranoid world where no one can be trusted. A surprising, unexpected story of love and family, of hope and resilience. CHILD 44 is a thriller unlike any you have ever read. "There is no crime." Stalin's Soviet Union strives to be a paradise for its workers, providing for all of their needs. One of its fundamental pillars is that its... (more)