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Five Books That Made Me Cry

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Five fiction books that made me sob – consume at your own responsibility.

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    War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics)
    by Leo Tolstoy

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    Captivity
    by György Spiró

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    Age of Innocence (Wordsworth Classics)
    by Edith Wharton

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    Far From The Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
    by ANDREW SOLOMON

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    Never Let Me Go
    by Kazuo Ishiguro

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