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A Partial History of Lost Causes
A Partial History of Lost Causes: A Novel | Jennifer duBois
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Abandoning her life when her father succumbs to Huntington's disease, Massachusetts native Irina discovers an unanswered letter from her father to an internationally renowned chess champion and political dissident, who she decides to visit in Russia. A first novel.
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Amiable
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A Partial History of Lost Causes | Jennifer duBois
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Irina learns she has inherited Huntington‘s disease, which killed her father. As she tries to cope with the diagnosis, she finds a letter he wrote to Russian chess champion Alex Beztov, who is now on a suicidal quest to unseat Vladimir Putin as president. Dad had asked him what to do when you are playing a losing match. How do you go on - and SHOULD you - when defeat is a certainty? Since Beztov never replied, Irina journeys to Russia to ask him.

Chrissyreadit This sounds both sad and incredibly thought provoking at the same time 3y
Amiable @Chrissyreadit There are some slow parts but the narrative is compelling and the prose is beautiful, especially for a debut novel. 3y
Tamra Intriguing! 3y
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Partial History of Lost Causes | Jennifer duBois
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Oh, finished this one last week but forgot to post this line I photographed.

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A Partial History of Lost Causes: A Novel | Jennifer duBois
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Just starting in on an advance copy of a book that came out almost 6 years ago. I am timely.

kgriffith Thanks for beating me out on the late ARC read 😏 6y
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AnythingCanBe
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A Partial History of Lost Causes: A Novel | Jennifer duBois
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I chose to listen to the audiobook because of the 2 outstanding narrators. They didn't disappoint. Listening to the story unfold from two different voices drew me in in a way that reading them for myself would not. I'm sad to say goodbye to this cast of characters, and even knowing what must happen does not soften the punch in the gut when the inevitable arrives. This is one that is going to hang on for a while and take some time to fully process.

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