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Kinder Than Solitude

by Yiyun Li

Hardcover, 312 pages, Random House Inc, List Price: $26 |

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A tale set in America and China follows the experiences of three people who in their youths were involved in a mysterious accident that resulted in a friend's fatal poisoning and years later are haunted by the possibility that one of them actually committed a murder.

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Book Review: 'Kinder Than Solitude'

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In 'Kinder Than Solitude,' History Always Haunts

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