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Akin
Akin
Author: Emma Donoghue
Noah Selvaggio is a retired chemistry professor and widower living on the Upper West Side, but born in the South of France. He is days away from his first visit back to Nice since he was a child, bringing with him a handful of puzzling photos he's discovered from his mother's wartime years. But he receives a call from social services: No...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780316491969
ISBN-10: 0316491969
Publication Date: 7/7/2020
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Back Bay Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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njmom3 avatar reviewed Akin on + 1364 more book reviews
The entire premise of Akin by Emma Donoghue seems unlikely. Putting that aside, it seems as though the book is following two stories that never really come together in a cohesive whole. I find myself skimming through to see if the characters or the story evolves throughout the book. Sadly, I find that it does not. I keep reading for the story to ring true, and it does not. I am disappointed.

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