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The Given Day

The Given Day

Author(s): Dennis Lehane

Location(s): Boston

Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Historical

Era(s): Post WW1 onwards

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This book is set primarily in Boston, post WW1. It tells the epic story of two families, one white, one black, both trying to find their way through a new order, interweaving in real life people and events. A powerful cast of characters populate this superb story.

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`Although Lehane is keen to offer a complete historical portrait of Boston after the First World War, he does not stint on characters and plot either. It is an accomplished balancing act.’

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