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The Van Apfel Girls are Gone

June 26, 2019

van apfel

I’ve recently learned something about my reading taste—which is kind of awesome after seven years of writing reviews. Here it is: I enjoy ambiguity but not in anything purported to have a mystery ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Algonquin Books, Australia, childhood, family, mystery

The Golden Age: A Novel

September 16, 2016

golden age

  Joan London’s The Golden Age is a quiet novel about a frightening time in the 1950s when, instead of fun and freedom, summer came to mean fear and isolation as pools were closed and children ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1950s, Australia, book clubs, Europa Editions

The World Without Us

June 22, 2016

  Tess Müller hasn’t spoken in six months. Her mother, Evangeline, pushes a pram around all the time. Her younger sister draws trees and more trees. In most places they would stand out, but in ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Australia, Bloomsbury, family, literary

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