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Book Review: Shalom India Housing Society by Esther David
Like being dropped down into the midst of an extended family's reunion.
Read More »Book Review: Between the Assassinations by Aravind Adiga
A remarkably well developed picture of life in a specific city and a number of the people who live in it.
Read More »Book Review: The Accidental Bestseller by Wendy Wax
A book about the book you’re reading.
Read More »Book Review: The Enchantment Emporium By Tanya Huff
This is one fantasy book that is genuinely fantastic.
Read More »Book Review: The Collector of Worlds by Iliya Troyanov
The Collector of Worlds blends factual and fictionalized accounts of the life of Sir Richard Francis Burton.
Read More »Book Review: The Gathering Night by Margaret Elpinstone
A lively, nicely crafted tale of wilderness Stone Age life.
Read More »Book Review: Private Midnight by Kris Saknussemm
Calling Kris Saknussemm's latest novel a "psychoerotic noir fairytale" only scratches the surface.
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