Books by Marina Mander
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review 1: "The First True Lie", by Marina Mander was a slightly morbid story. A young boy, Luca, wakes up to go to school. Luca's mother is still asleep, which is not unusual for her. When Luca returns, she still hasn't gotten up. Luca discovers that his mother isn't sleeping, but has died...
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review 1: I almost put the book down before I started but I was intrigued on how the Marina Mander would deal with a sad and depressing circumstance. I'm glad I didn't. The book was extremely well written from the point of view of Luca, the young boy whose mother dies in the apartment leav...
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review 1: Super short read but actually probably would have sat better with me as a short story. I really liked the premise - told from the perspective of a young boy who discovers his mother dead in her bed and decides not to tell anyone for fear he will be sent to an orphanage. Certain...