Sparta by Roxana Robinson

Roxana Robinson's Novel Sparta

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 3, 2013

Roxana Robinson talks about her new novel, Sparta, about a Marine who returns home to Katonah, New York, after serving four years in Iraq. As he attempts to reconnect with his family and his girlfriend and to find his footing in the civilian world, he learns how hard it is to return to the people and places he used to love.

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