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A Wild Swan: And Other Tales

November 30, 2015

a wild swan

When I think of Michael Cunningham many things about his writing come to mind: poetic, compelling… so many adjectives, and yet funny is not among them. Not that he is dark or his writing is without ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: fairy tales, Farrar Straus Giroux, literary, retellings, short stories

Bitter Greens

September 26, 2014

bitter greens

  Charlotte-Rose de la Force is a most unfortunate woman for her times. Unmarried and subject to whims of Louis XIV she has provoked his ire once too often with her acerbic writings about the Church ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: fairy tales, historical fiction, Thomas Dunne Books

The Snow Queen

May 14, 2014

snow queen

  People are more than you think they are. And they’re less, as well. The trick lies in negotiating your way between the two. Michael Cunningham’s new novel, The Snow Queen: A Novel, has an ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary fiction, fairy tales, Farrar Straus Giroux, literary

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