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Home/Tag:Alphabet of Vietnam
23 June 2011

How does Jonathan Chamberlain write?

Pete @ Blacksmith2019-07-12T06:58:25+08:00June 23rd, 2011|authors, media attention, new books, publishing|0 Comments

Find out by reading this interview with the author of King Hui and the new Alphabet of Vietnam. What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. My latest book is a novel called The Alphabet of Vietnam. Vietnam is a word that simultaneously conjures up a country and a war – and not just any war. [...]

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12 June 2011

Book excerpt: The Alphabet of Vietnam

Pete @ Blacksmith2016-11-24T01:14:23+08:00June 12th, 2011|book excerpt, new books|0 Comments

There is a darkness in men’s hearts that war sets free. When their war is over, they bring that darkness back home with them. It’s a short trail from the jungles of Vietnam to the forests of the Appalachian Mountains. Read this excerpt from the new novel by Jonathan Chamberlain — in shops on June 16th.   Chapter 1 I’m [...]

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