THOMAS PYNCHON Bleeding Edge. Reviewed by Michael Richardson
The author of Gravity’s Rainbow takes on corporate greed, 9/11 and the dark unconscious of the internet; the result is …
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PATRICK NESS The Crane Wife. Reviewed by Paula Grunseit
An ancient folk tale reworked in modern London provides a meditation on memory and the creative spirit. A story never …
DOUGLAS KENNEDY Five Days. Reviewed by Paula Grunseit
The author of The Pursuit of Happiness delivers a sweeping American saga laced with philosophy. Set in Maine and Boston, …
AMITY GAIGE Schroder. Reviewed by Rose Powell
A cleverly constructed identity disintegrates in the face of the bond between father and daughter. Schroder is the quiet and …
C JOSEPH GREAVES Hard Twisted. Reviewed by Peter Corris
Greaves channels Cormac McCarthy in this compelling Depression-era novel of a couple on the run. If, like me, you’ve been waiting …
T C BOYLE San Miguel. Reviewed by Kylie Mason
Desolation and isolation haunt two families living decades apart on the bleakest of California’s Channel Islands On New Year’s Day, …
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