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Reviews of Books with 257 Pages

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Farewell to Kosovo

by Mark McLaughlin

“Now we, the Turks, have become the enemy in our own country,” laments a refugee leading a convoy of villagers fleeing the advancing Serbian army. Cries similar to this one spoken by a character in Omer Ertur’s stunning and very... Read More

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Home Baked

by Camille-Yvette Welsch

Nordic baking may not be part of the household cookbook section, but it ought to be. In this new book, Hanne Risgaard introduces American bakers to the joys and intricacies of baking with organic grains. Taking a cue from an Old Danish... Read More

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The Accident

by Michael Beeman

Romanian author Mihail Sebastian’s The Accident, translated into English here for the first time, is a compelling, mercurial novel. French teacher Nora slips while exiting a tram in 1934 Bucharest, sustains superficial injuries, and is... Read More

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Dancing in the Dark

“Faith in and the search for reality and truth have been and remain the common waltz in wonder of philosophy, theology, mysticism, and science,” Ronald Keast writes. “The metaphors vary, as do the methods of the waltz, but the goal... Read More

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Rescuing the American Dream

Who doesn’t enjoy an underdog story? "Rescuing the American Dream" offers two such Horatio Alger tales. These suspenseful play-by-plays feature young, college-educated American men fulfilling their dreams. The authors also offer... Read More

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Behind the Drapes

Abuse in all of its malevolent forms drives Nancy Prudhomme’s first novel "Behind the Drapes". Sheila shares a home in the projects with three older siblings and a younger sister as well as a controlling abusive father and a submissive... Read More

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Woman of Ill Fame

Nora Simms isn’t a whore with a heart of gold. She’s a whore with a head for gold. Determined to avert a life of penurious drudgery in the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, the nineteen-year-old flesh merchant arrives in San... Read More

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