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Deccan Herald reviews
The book tries to give as complete a slice of Pakistani society as possible, without any obfuscation no matter how disconcerting the narrative and introduces an...
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The Mail Today reviews
WHAT makes an Indian woman undertake four trips to Pakistan in a span of six years? No, it wasn’t with a book in mind — Farzana Versey, the author of A Journey...
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The Banquet Bug
TIME Asia Edition reviews
Geling Yan serves up a tasty tale of desire and corruption in China...
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The Oxford Times reviews
HELEN PEACOCKE talks to Eliza Graham, whose latest novel is a love story of two refugees struggling to survive in the chaos of post-war Germany When Eliza Graham’...
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RebeccasReads reviews
“If you enjoy seeing things from a different angle, then this is the book for you.” As soon as I reached this line on the back cover of “I Thought So: A Book of...
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Bookshelves of Doom reviews
"The Dust of 100 Dogs is entertaining, multi-layered, smart and definitely gripping (sorry if this is TMI, but I had to pee for the better part of the last quarter...
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Dragon Wishes
Armchair Interviews reviews
Dragon Wishes by Stacy Nyikos is a wonderful book that mixes grief and hope to end with a realization that not only does life continue, but that joy is possible.
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Dasha's Journal
Bookwitch Blog reviews
Dasha is a clever cat, and I’m glad I’ve got to read her journal on autism. She is very astute and has some good ideas about autism and especially about so-called...
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The Last Queen
The Daily American reviews
This is a good historical novel, very well-written. Gortner brings to life an extraordinary queen in a dangerous era.
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OVENMAN
Diagram reviews
"Parker riffs on the brilliant, bombastic language of one When Thinfinger, pizza cook and then night manager at Gainesville, FL's Piecemeal Pizza by the Slice....
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Minnesota Reads reviews
"Gritty and transcendent, author A.W. Hill takes the reader from the hills of Hollywood to the mountain-lands of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq on a search for God."
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http://www.raintaxi.com/online/2002spring/hummer.shtml reviews
In his previous collection, Walt Whitman in Hell, T. R. Hummer contrasted Whitman's idealistic lyrics of America with visions of a blighted nation, culminating in...
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THE BARFIGHTER
Booklist reviews
Booklist The Barfighter. Goldman, Ivan G. (Author) Apr 2009. 248 p. Permanent Press, hardcover, $28.00 At 41, Lee Cheskis is a part-time junior-college instructor...
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A Garden of Aloes
Kirkus, The independent, The Tucson Weekly, Her Circle Ezine reviews
Reviews of A Garden of Aloes – tough on the outside so they can stay soft within." – Kirkus The dialogue in the book is just right: each voice, distinct;...
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Bone Worship, by Elizabeth Eslami
Janet Peery, Author of What The Thunder Said reviews
"In this auspicious debut, Elizabeth Eslami explores with uncommon wit and depth and sensitivity the vexed questions of love and duty, the powerful tensions...
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Bone Worship, by Elizabeth Eslami
Library Journal reviews
“Compelling, authentic, and immensely satisfying. Bone Worship is full of wonderfully drawn characters, especially Jasmine’s awkward, gruff father. Recommended...
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The Darkness of Bones
Irish Times reviews
  “The Darkness of Bones recreates the details of a child sex abuse scandal [Kincora] with shivery vividness.”  
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Fortunate Harbor by Emilie Richards
Publishers Weekly reviews
A juicy, sprawling beach read with a suspenseful twist, Richards’s sunny sequel to Happiness Key reveals the next life step for Tracy Deloche and her tenant...
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Smashwords reviews
Hank Quesne takes a sideways glance at Wagner's Ring Cycle and, in stark contrast to Wagner, makes us laugh. Siegfried isn't very clever and he isn't well-bred,...
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