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Focusing on these indomitable and sometimes troubling women, Fought has written an engaging book that is compelling, sometimes even fierce.
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A splendid production of an impressive early effort from the talented writer Kenneth Lonergan.
Read MoreBut make no mistake about these two novels; they are not just delicious, hilarious capers. They glow in the mind because they are informed by Elizabeth Jolley’s understanding of our common loneliness and her sympathy with the myriad, ingenious connections we make to try to alleviate it. The Sugar Mother by Elizabeth Jolley. Persea Books,…
Read MoreLila is an ambitious book that is deeply flawed and not nearly in the same class as Marilynne Robinson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Gilead.
Read MoreMakine may be plagiarizing himself, which is a perfectly legitimate thing for a writer to do, but scenes of spring snow and railroad stations become clichés even in talented hands.
Read MoreTaken as a whole, “The Poets’ Wives” is a fascinating, brave novel whose love of poetry breathes through all three sections.
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Deborah Eisenberg’s stories pull you in and imitate life in an uncanny way.
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In Washington Black novelist Esi Edugyan has defied the cliché of the escaped slave discovering freedom.
Read MoreFrances Wilson’s biography of Thomas De Quincey is superb, written with enormous empathy and insight.
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