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Old 09-30-2019, 10:03 PM   #526
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Originally Posted by gmw View Post
One book I know you know that would fit is The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. There are at least three stories being revealed here: Charlie's, Eve's and Rose's. In addition to the fictional story layers there are the real historical events and figures that Quinn has used as the framework - more than just framework, they are integral to the fiction. And there are multiple moral and ethical dimensions to this story as well.
Haven't read it yet myself, but that example does help; thanks.

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The book I had in mind at the time this theme came up was The Great Wheel by Ian R. MacLeod. It's sci-fi, so isn't likely to gain your interest, Catlady, but when I got to the end of the book I could tell there had been things going on that I had missed, and I'd have loved to be able to talk it over with others who had read it. Curiously, I'm not even sure how much I liked the book, it just seemed like one I wanted to talk about. So I'm not going to complain if people decide to nominate a book on just such nebulous grounds as: this is one I want to talk about.
I looked it up at Fantastic Fiction. You're right, not my thing. I am mildly puzzled about the disconnect between the cover and the blurb.
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