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24 books recommended for fans of Bournville by Jonathan Coe, tied together by themes of Satire, War & Military, World War II, and Political.

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Themes: Satire • War & Military • World War II

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Themes: Satire • War & Military • World War II

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Themes: Satire • War & Military • World War II

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Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

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Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

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Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

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Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

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Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

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Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

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Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

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Bernard Cornwell

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

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Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

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Christmas on the Farm Wintry Tales from a Life Spent Working with Animals

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

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Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

The American Adventuress A Novel — C. W. Gortner

The American Adventuress A Novel

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

The Postmistress of Paris A Novel — Meg Waite Clayton

The Postmistress of Paris A Novel

Meg Waite Clayton

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

The Atlantropa Articles A Novel (for Fans of Harry Turtledove and the Divergent Series) — Cody Franklin

The Atlantropa Articles A Novel (for Fans of Harry Turtledove and the Divergent Series)

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

Resistance Women A Novel — Jennifer Chiaverini

Resistance Women A Novel

Jennifer Chiaverini

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

Life and Fate — Vasily Grossman

Vasily Grossman

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

The Auschwitz Escape — Joel C. Rosenberg

The Auschwitz Escape

Joel C. Rosenberg

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

The Most Precious of Cargoes A Tale — Jean-Claude Grumberg

The Most Precious of Cargoes A Tale

Jean-Claude Grumberg

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

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Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

Stalingrad — Vasily Grossman

Vasily Grossman

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

The Clockmaker’s Wife — Daisy Wood

The Clockmaker’s Wife

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Political

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