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Meet Italy's Award-winning author Lia Levi
in this interview with Paola Sergi.
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Fifteen years old and All Grown Up?
Rachael Beale takes us on an Orange
Prize retrospective journey.
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In Praise of New Zealand's Patricia Grace
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Reviews
Below is a small tantalizing selection of this month's reviews....
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MOONLIGHT IN ODESSA
Janet Skeslien Charles
Moonlight in Odessa might refer to the light cast by that silvery orb on the waters of the Black Sea, but in this compelling debut novel by Janet Skeslien Charles moonlight takes on worlds of other meanings for its chief character, Daria Kirilenko.
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Reviewed by Tui Menzies
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THE LAST BROTHER
Nathacha Appanah
Translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan
When David comes to him in a dream, Raj, now an old man, is transported back to his childhood over 60 years earlier, to a few months which were to mark his life for ever.
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Reviewed by Rachel Hayes
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PRIMEVAL AND OTHER TIMES
Olga Tokarczuk
Translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
In the heart of Poland lies the village of Primeval; according to Olga Tokarczuk, "Primeval is the place at the centre of the universe."
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Reviewed by Jane A. Jones
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DARK MATTER
Juli Zeh
Translated from the German by Christine Lo
There's a commonly-held perception that suspense novels are light reading, unchallenging brain candy for those in search of a bit of pulse-quickening excitement in the airport. Juli Zeh, a bestseller and multi-award winner in her native Germany, has decided to turn this notion on its head by writing a suspense novel about quantum physics.
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Reviewed by F. T. Huffkin
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THE JEWISH HUSBAND
Lia Levi
Translated from the Italian by Anthony Shugaar
The Jewish Husband is a haunting, thought provoking novel about the desperate compromises made in the pursuit of love. Unconditional love collides with an increasingly prejudiced and oppressive society, and the tide of history.
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Reviewed by Ceri Evans
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Telling Our Stories
Belinda Otas introduces us to East African debut authors Maaza Mengiste and Nadifa Mohamed.
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Trio: Assia Djebar
Tad Deffler reviews three books by Algerian author Assia Djebar
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