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This book had two sides for me. One side is the stories of the family, which were strange and compelling and so wild that it's not even comprehensible that people would do what this fictional family did. All you can think is "No one would ever..." but I suppose people did and still do those sort of mercenary type missions....more power to them.
The other side was the political aspect of the whole thing. I wont pretend to understand the past or present politics of Africa and their independence war ...more
The other side was the political aspect of the whole thing. I wont pretend to understand the past or present politics of Africa and their independence war ...more

saved for 2016 reading challenge: A book from Oprah's book club
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