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The Phantom Father
The New York Times reviews
In The Phantom Father, Mr. Gifford has chosen to go after literary rather than historical effect and, to a degree, to re-mystify his dad. The result, alongside the...
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Desirable Daughters
The New York Times reviews
Redolent with myth and symbol, Desirable Daughters is a signature work that shows why Mukherjee is the literary mother of the young Indian writers now flourishing...
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Jesus Freaks
San Francisco Chronicle reviews
Jesus Freaks is an impressive feat of investigative history, bringing to light the warped worldview and abusive sexual and disciplinary practices of a deluded...
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Night of Many Dreams
San Francisco Chronicle reviews
Tsukiyama tells a quietly powerful and understated story of women finding their way in the world, and the strength they derive from family ties.
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The Satanic Versus
The New York Times reviews
Talent? Not in question. Big talent. Ambition? Boundless ambition. Salman Rushdie is a storyteller of prodigious powers, able to conjure up whole geographies,...
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Executioner Song
The New York Times reviews
This is an absolutely astonishing book.
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The Corpse Reader
Publishers Weekly reviews
Song Cí, the real-life 13th-century Chinese “founding father” of forensic medicine, has ample opportunity to display his genius in this digressive historical...
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A Tale of Two Kitties
Amazon reviews
This book is a MUST HAVE for anyone who adores cats! Although it is a children's book, the pictures and antics are so delightful that it will bring a smile to any...
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LILITH
Mallory Heart Reviews reviews
“Lilith” was a non-stop read, a thriller/horror/speculative science/paranormal all rolled into one, with great characterizations and an unbelievably fascinating...
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The Corpse Reader
Examiner.com reviews
Antonio Garrido’s second novel The Corpse Reader is the fictionalized account of Song Ci, the Chinese founding father of forensic science. A historically accurate...
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The Corpse Reader
FreshFiction.com reviews
In 1206 Eastern China, Cí Song lives a humble and dreary existence with his family working his brother's farm. It is quite different from life in the bustling...
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The Corpse Reader
The Paramus Post reviews
Inspired by a true story, a young orphan rises to become the world’s first forensic scientist during the thirteenth-century Song Dynasty. In ancient China only a...
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