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In my father's house

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A rusted wok; a rooster's feather; a battered cricket bat; World War II medals; a Vietnam Moratorium badge; a ring. Why are these things so precious to Beth? This novel is about passion, obsession and imagination. It is about families, …

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A rusted wok; a rooster's feather; a battered cricket bat; World War II medals; a Vietnam Moratorium badge; a ring. Why are these things so precious to Beth? This novel is about passion, obsession and imagination. It is about families, their secrets, lies and loves. It is about the ways in which war damages people's lives, and about what it really means to be brave.

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"A rusted wok; a rooster's feather; a battered cricket bat; World War II medals; a Vietnam Moratorium badge; a ring. Why are these things so precious to Beth? This novel …"

— Margaret

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