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    FICTION: Three orphaned Vietnamese children are forced to make a new life in England. "Wandering Souls" by Cecile Pin; Henry Holt (240 pages, $25.99) ——— Cecile Pin's debut novel, "Wandering Souls," is at its core a tenderhearted story about the least tender of experiences: that of refugee children, separated from their parents and extended family, forced to grow up on their own in a foreign ...

      Paperback Picks Time again for a round of Paperback Picks! This month: some impressive follow-up novels from bestselling authors, an Oscar-winning actor's poignant memoir, a truly hilarious political satire, and more — all freshly out in paperback. Happy reading! "Finding Me: A Memoir" by Viola Davis (HarperCollins, $17.99). The great Davis, whose performances on screen have thrilled us for ...

        KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you ever meet Tim Vandehey, resist the urge. “I get this all the time,” he said, “‘What do you do, Tim?’ I’ll be at a party or whatever. ‘Oh, I’m a ghost writer.’ ‘Really.’ “The same question follows 90% of the time. ‘Who have you written books for?’ and the next thing almost always follows, ‘If you can tell me.’ It’s supposed to be this big hush-hush thing.” It’s not. ...

          FICTION: In her second English-language novel, an acclaimed Vietnamese author gives voice to the forgotten children of war. "Dust Child" by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai; Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (352 pages, $28) ——— When the American war machine withdrew from Vietnam, it left a lot behind. It left a military debacle so mismanaged it became a common metaphor for disaster. It left years of fighting ...

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