Alex Gilvarry's <em>From the Memoirs of a Non-enemy Combatant</em>

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 29, 2012

Alex Gilvarry discusses his debut novel, From the Memoirs of a Non-enemy Combatant, a story in which high fashion and homeland security clash. A flamboyant fashion designer named Boyet unexpectedly winds up in Gitmo, locked away indefinitely on suspicion of being linked to a terrorist plot.

Alex Gilvarry's Novel <em>From the Memoirs of a Non-enemy Combatant</em>

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