FICTION

THE MAN WHO WALKED AWAY

by Maud Casey

Lyrical in its style and fascinating in its psychology, Casey’s narrative provokes a host of intriguing questions beyond... Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

QUIET DELL

by Jayne Anne Phillips

Phillips’ prose is as haunting as the questions she raises about the natures of sin, evil and grace. Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

AN OFFICER AND A SPY

by Robert Harris

Espionage, counterespionage, a scandalous trial, a coverup and a man who tries to do right make this a complex and alluring... Full review >

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FICTION

SUNNYSIDE

by Glen David Gold

Historical but not didactic, in the manner of the master of the genre, E.L. Doctorow, and more completely realized than... Full review >

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FICTION

WINTERING

by Kate Moses

Rich and harrowing, told with none of the sensationalism or cheap sentiment that has undermined so many accounts of Plath’s... Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

MUSIC AND SILENCE

by Rose Tremain

Tremain studied with the late Angus Wilson, and the influence of his fertile imagination has clearly helped shape, and... Full review >

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