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Siobhan Fallon's You Know When the Men Are Gone, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam:
"The explosive sort of literary triumph that appears only every few years" New York Journal of Books
"...gripping, straight-up, no-nonsense stories" The New York Times
"...searing collection" Entertainment Weekly's Must List
"...a terrific and terrifically illuminating book" The Washington Post
"...fascinating" O, The Oprah Magazine

She and her family are currenty living in Amman, Jordan.

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“There is the war we know – from Hollywood and CNN, about dirt-smeared soldiers disarming IEDs and roaring along in Humvees and kicking down the doors of terrorist hideouts – and then there is the battleground at home depi...more




Tonight is my final book store event. There are a few conferences in my future, but this evening, at Porter Square Books, will be the last time I’ll be flanked by smiling indie booksellers and their shelves of stock, standing up and reading from You Know When the Men Are Gone. (Everyone please cross your fingers that I am lucky enough to read at bookstores when my work-in-progress is finally fi...

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“Be safe, she whispered. Then she closed her eyes and said in a low, broken monotone, "I love you.

Kailani



Siobhan Fallon”
Siobhan Fallon

“I said I don't want to know," Kailani said firmly, her voice suddenly too loud. Cristina sat back into the bench, her eyes wide and disappointed. Then Ana started waving wildly, her small hand arcing for her mother's undivided attention, and, as Kailani watched in silence, the child slipped safely down the slide."

Kailani to Cristina”
Siobhan Fallon, You Know When the Men Are Gone

“It was "Boom Boom" Dupont who had ripped Kit out of the Humvee after the IED went off, the IED that turned the entire undercarriage of his truck into a fiery wall that consumed the five men inside.”
Siobhan Fallon, You Know When the Men Are Gone

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