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'Be Careful Out There, Be Careful in Here: The Dangerous Worlds of Ludmilla Petrushevskaya' by Tim Jones
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An extended review of Hillary Jordan's When She Woke explores this thoughtful, modern re-telling of a classic.
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'Eyes for the Grotesque Things in Life': A Conversation with Sarah Hall
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Reviews
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SO GOOD IN BLACK
Sunetra Gupta
So Good in Black is one of those rare books that sends you scrabbling for the author's backlist. Beautifully written, wonderfully observed and deftly executed, it is a moving examination of ageing friendships and haunted lives …
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Reviewed by Andy Barnes
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THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE
Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis
Translated from the Danish by Lene Kaaberbøl
I'm always willing to give a book a try, even in a genre that I never read. So when The Boy in the Suitcase, a thriller by Danish authors Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis, landed in my mailbox, I thought, why not? A few hours later, after swiftly consuming this rollercoaster of a story …
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Reviewed by Caitlin Fehir
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THE GOLDSMITH'S SECRET
Elia Barceló
Translated from the Spanish by David Frye
Imagine that you are a successful but lonely middle aged man, whose heart was broken years ago by the only woman you've ever loved. You are provided one opportunity to meet her again, without knowing …
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Reviewed by Darryl Morris
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SUMMER RESORT
Esther Kinsky
Translated from the German by Martin Chalmers
Oppressive would certainly be the best word to describe Esther Kinsky's world. Oppressive, hot, sticky, dusty, and incapable of getting itself out of the mud. Any attempt at beauty …
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Reviewed by C. Lariviere
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PAST THE SHALLOWS
Favel Parrett
Favel Parrett has written an unequivocally strong debut novel in Past the Shallows. From the opening paragraph she sets the mood for this breathtaking story brilliantly.
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Reviewed by Judy Lim
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