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"a young jewish mother is shot in the arm in Poniatowa labor camp covering her daughter, but the bullet goes through her daughter's head. She survives and eventually emigrates to america. It seems like "butterfly" is in the title. The author based her novel on the story of her great aunt a yellowtail butterfly and she ends up marrying her American friend Max"
May 20, 2026

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A Thread of Grace
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A Thread of Grace

Mary Doria Russell

2005
12 editions
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