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Simon Parkin

The Island of Extraordinary Captives

The Island of Extraordinary Captives

A non-fiction book by Simon Parkin about the WWII internment of artists and intellectuals on the Isle of Man.

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    “So many events i heard of in passing researched, explained and put in context of European pre- world war II events. And the human side of those events. best book i read this year”

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