shanghai – Meaghan Walsh Gerard

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ACCENT: CITY OF DEVILS

July 2, 2018

This is a sparkling history of a brief time in a No Man’s Land, and the bright people who burned fiercely, and all too quickly.

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In May, I took a little vacation and did a bit of traveling, which resulted in a bit less reading than usual for me. Having returned back to reality — and an already very hot and muggy hometown — I’m reorganizing the TBR pile for summer. Here’s a look at what I’m reading this month.