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If you are into contemporary fiction here are some contemporary fiction books from Myanmar for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War
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A Washington Post superlative romance novel of 2024 'A thrill-packed emotional roller-coaster of a ride. It has murder, mystery, romance, the best girl squad, and a hot movie star. I loved it.' ― Clare Pooley, New York Times bestselling author 'I Did Something Bad is a dark, delicious, deathly witty story that had me hooked from the very first page.' ― Rufaro Faith Mazarura, author of Let the Games Begin 'With MURDER as its Meet-Cute, Pyae Moe Thet War's debut rom-com sizzles with mystery, humour and heart, whilst also deftly touching upon deep, thought-provoking issues!' ― Mimi Deb, author of... continue
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The Foreigner's Confession by Lya Badgley
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An unexpected, mysterious discovery in Cambodia leads Emily Mclean on a journey through the country's painful history and toward personal redemption. After a horrific accident shatters her world and leaves her an amputee, American attorney Emily Mclean moves to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to work with landmine survivors. She hopes to reinvent herself in this new land, leaving behind her sense of culpability in the death of her husband and the loss of her unborn child. While visiting the Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocide, Emily discovers that she bears an eerie resemblance to a portrait of a former priso... continue