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Faces in the Clouds: Matt Nable by

Viking, $29.95 pb, 398 pp, 9780670073443

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Faces in the Clouds begins with a drunken soldier arriving at a hospital in which his second son is fighting for breath. The struggle of the soldier’s twin sons, Stephen and Lawrence, continues throughout the novel, from their vividly described early years in an army barracks to their lives as young adults.

 


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Faces in the Clouds: Matt Nable by

Viking, $29.95 pb, 398 pp, 9780670073443

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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