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How Beautiful We Were

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Imbolo Mbue

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2020
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April 13, 2022 Andrew C says:
From the riveting opening chapter, I had to follow the extraordinary choices and unforgettable voices driving this fight for liberation and justice.
A young revolutionary risks everything to secure her people's freedom when her small African village is decimated by an American oil company that reneges on promises of reparation.
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I'm an adult services librarian and I seem to find a new book for my reading list around every corner. Just don't count on my reading them all, since I like to take my sweet time becoming fully immersed in each story and subject (whether fictional, historical or technical) once I'm hooked. Otherwise, you'll find me cartooning, dreaming up new stories and hitting the trails of Ohio for more hiking and nature-watching. 

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