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May 1, 2013

“My journey began when the Americans bombed us, in 1943, because it was during the bombings that I met the girl.”

“The Third Son,”

by Julie Wu

Algonquin Books, 320 pages, $24.95.

About the Author

A native of Cobb County, Holly Steel is a University of Georgia graduate and has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1999.

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