Why read Shades of Greene?

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In the early years of the last century, two brothers, Charles and Edward Greene, settled in Berkhamsted, a small country town thirty miles from London. There they were to found a remarkable dynasty - fathering twelve children between then - each of whom were to lead varied, well-documented and extraordinary…

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1 author picked Shades of Greene as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

John Holliday

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My last book is about a family of little known figures, with only one of them who could be said to have any influence on shaping history. This is the family of the British writer, Graham Greene.

I was very impressed by the amazing achievements of eight of the siblings and cousins of Graham Greene, all in different fields of endeavour, any one of which could meet the criteria of the topic.

From John's list on The best books on little-known figures that have helped shape history.