Six Degrees of Separation---A Gentleman in Moscow
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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Count Alexander Rostov is placed under house arrest and essentially becomes a hostage for life in a hotel in Moscow.
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Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Terrorists seize hostages at an embassy.
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Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Another book by Patchett. A romantic encounter and tryst changes the trajectory of the lives of all the members of two families.
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The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
An eleven -year old boy boards a ship from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) to England. While on board the trajectory of this boy's life changes forever.
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The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Pi and his family are moving their zoo from Asia to Canada when the ship they are on sinks. Only Pi and a few animals survive.
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The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
A nonfiction account of a couple who helped save Jewish people during WWII in Warsaw by hiding them in their zoo.
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Schindler's List by Thomas Kenneally
A WWII novel about an actual historical character, Oskar Schindler, who saved thousands of Jews. For obvious reasons it reads as nonfiction.
That brings us back to...
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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Another novel that reads like nonfiction. In this case, Count Alexander Rostov is fictional.
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