#1649: Erik Larson’s “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz,”

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#1649: Erik Larson’s “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz,” | The Book Show

Feb 27 2020 | 00:30:00

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Erik Larson is known for expertly transporting readers to past worlds. Even stories we think we know come to life in a different way once in his hands. His latest, “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz,” takes us into the heart of war-torn England for the […]

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