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The absurdity of war and the mysteries of childhood merge in Icelandic author Kristín Ómarsdóttir's Children in Reindeer Woods. Read an excerpt here.
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Turkish author Ayșe Kulin's Farwell: An Occupied Mansion in Istanbul tells the story of one particular
family living in one particular house during the end of the Ottoman Empire. Read the story's beginning here.
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Canadian Barbara Howard brings taxidermy and a baby celebration together with hilarious results
in "Western Taxidermy" the title story in her new collection.
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Reviews
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THE WATER CHILDREN
Anne Berry
In the wicked British heat wave of 1976, four damaged lives collide in The Water Children. Each of the four characters is enigmatically and passionately connected to water, or to be more specific, the forces of water.
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Reviewed by Joyce Nickel
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BOUNDARIES
Elizabeth Nunez
The title of this insightful novel serves as a perfect descriptor for its major theme: the boundaries that separate cultures, literature, colleagues, and those who love and sustain each of us.
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Reviewed by Darryl Morris
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THE FLOWERS OF WAR
Geling Yan
Translated from the Chinese by Nicky Harman
Before reading Geling Yan's The Flowers of War, I had never heard of the Nanking Massacre. I was surprised to learn about this fairly recent historical event …
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Reviewed by Caitlin Fehir
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WHEN THE NIGHT
Cristina Comencini
Translated from the Italian by Marina Harss
Marina is a young mother who is never quite certain that she really wanted children in the first place. She loves her toddler Marco with an almost obsessive fixation but she also despises his ability …
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Reviewed by Judy Lim
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Amalia Gladhart reviews Argentine author Liliana Heker's The End of the Story
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