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September sees the publication of several novels many readers are probably already well aware of from social media, beginning with a one I’m sure will be piled up on Christmas tables. Sally Rooney’s one of those authors who provokes strong reactions in readers but whether you love her writing or find it infuriating, it will […]
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This year continued the move back towards normality for me. H and I finally managed to take both the holidays abroad we’d booked for 2020 and there was much more socialising and getting out and about. We’re going to the cinema again (easy to lose touch when you don’t see the trailers) but I’ve realised
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Peirene Press novellas are reliably excellent but rarely cheery reads. Katja Oskamp’s Marzhan, Mon Amour bucks that trend with its tender, affectionate portrait of a community told through a set of thumbnail sketches of her clients by an unnamed writer turned chiropodist. Regular readers might notice that this is the second visit to Berlin in
Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp (transl. Jo Heinrich): An everyday gem Read More »