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Reese Witherspoon's Russia novel sparks outrage - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD
Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon, known for her charm and optimism, has taken an unexpected turn into darker territory. Her debut novel, "Gone Before Goodbye" - co-written with thriller master Harlan Coben - is set not in Los Angeles or New York, but deep inside the opulent world of Russia's oligarch elite. Why Russia and why now? With missiles falling on Ukrainian cities and Putin's war reshaping global politics, many see the book's glamorous depiction of Russian high society as tone-deaf - or worse, naive. On this episode of Break The Fake, Benjamin Lee breaks down what Witherspoon's novel gets wrong, how it reflects a deeper cultural blind spot and why fiction about Russia so often misses reality.
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