by bertbaby | Apr 14, 2014 | Book Reviews
Hello, and welcome. Are you the director? Oh, the PA. Oh fine. Olivia. You can call me Terri. I spell it with an ‘i’ –not that you could tell from hearing it, of course. Oh, no — you don’t have to take your...
by bertbaby | Apr 14, 2014 | Book Reviews
Frank Black, frontman for the Pixies, has written a transgressive historical fiction with shades of Thomas Pynchon (focused as it is on the history of explosives and cinematic pornography), all set in a hallucinatory Edwardian Europe.
by bertbaby | Apr 14, 2014 | Book Reviews
Amara Lakhous delivers a mystery novel with its finger on the hot-button issues of today’s Europe. Immigration and multicultural conflicts erupt in the Italian city of Turin, as journalist Enzo Laganà looks to restore peace to his native burg.
by bertbaby | Apr 14, 2014 | Book Reviews
In this insightful novel by Eduardo Sacheri, a young girl left destitute by the death of her soccer-playing father is uplifted by the bold schemes of her uncle, his pals, and one newbie player to the professional leagues.
by bertbaby | Apr 14, 2014 | Book Reviews
The author of Where Earth Meets Water on great novels of intertwined characters.
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