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The Things a Brother Knows
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When his popular older brother Boaz returns from a three-year tour of duty in an incomprehensible war, Levi, who wearies of being compared to his superstar brother, instantly realizes that Boaz has been dramatically changed by his experiences. By the author of Harmless. 10,000 first printing.
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- Boston (Mass.),
- Boston,
- Walking,
- Soldiers,
- Brothers,
- Massachusetts,
- Post-traumatic stress disorder,
- Family life,
- United States,
- Jews,
- Fiction
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