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It is written with such clarity and description, i could absolutely see a movie being made into this historically compelling tale. In his critically acclaimed debut novel, fortunate son, david marlett introduced readers to a fresh take on historical fictionthe historical legal. Stretching from the dirty streets of ireland to the endless poss. By marlett, david author fortunate son by marlett, david author feb 25 2014 paperback skip to main content. David marlett is an attorney, artist, selftrained historian, and author. Review of american red by david marlett my reading life.
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