hs This collection is not as good as the previous collection, though it does have slightly more international feel (several stories are translations). Despite the title, there is more than Greek mythology in play here as well. Perhaps because it is sadder, the term that Bernheimer us...
Title: The Isle of Youth Author: Laura van den Berg Genre: Short Stories Setting: Argentina • France • Cuba • USA Design by Abby Kagan Publisher: FSG Originals (November 5, 2013) Literary Awards: Amazon Best Book of the Month (November 2013) | Won the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the Ameri...
These stories all feature a woman or women, trying to understand the world in which they find themselves. How did they end up with the lives they are leading, what did they miss, how did they make the mistake that led them here. The writing is detached as if it is an observer telling these stories...
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