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The impact of war, violence, crime and struggle unite these ten novels. From Bapsi Sidhwa's exploration of partition in Ice Candy Man, to the second civil war of Omar El Akkad's American War ...

Amid a plethora of end-of-the-year best books lists, some noteworthy titles inevitably fall under the radar. The following is ...