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The Maintenance of Headway

If calling this deceptively light reading seems a stretch, this delightful work is none the less amusing and informative, a rare ride well worth the fare.
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Almost Famous Women

Writing with brilliant cadence and economy, Bergman is an impressionist who uses her brilliant palette to illuminate facets of the lives of these brave and creative lesser-known strivers.
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So Much a Part of You: Stories

With decisive economy and the dramatic immediacy lent by her use of the present tense, Dugan's powerful stories present a fast-paced, cohesive, and satisfying read.
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This Is Not an Accident

Edgy, bizarre, exaggerated, this book can be exasperating yet very entertaining. Not for readers seeking sweetness and light along the lines of a Hallmark card-type read.
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The World's Smallest Bible

A snarl of past, present, and future, real and imagined, saturated with degenerate sexuality. Not for those seeking a light, fun read.
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The Last Gift

Zanzibar-born Gurnah (Paradise; By the Sea) offers intense, meticulously rendered portrayals of characters struggling to make something new in a new land. Particularly haunting is Abbas, the wanderer, who has lost his place in the world, if only for a while. For all readers of literary fiction.
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Clever Girl

This is an absorbing work, sure to appeal to readers who are in touch with their own inner voices. [See Prepub Alert, 9/9/13.]
PREMIUM

Clever Girl

This is an absorbing work, sure to appeal to readers who are in touch with their own inner voices. [See Prepub Alert, 9/9/13.]
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The Scent of Pine

Plodding, without depth or sincerity, forced and robotic, Vapnyar's latest isn't for readers who enjoy feel-good stories.
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