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...
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Definitely a strange book. Part historical fiction, part literary fiction, with a touch of creepiness mixed in as well. I'm not sure it's entirely successful though, but I wouldn't say it was entirely bad either.First and foremost, the writing was a mixed bag. At times, I really liked the way the...
I picked this up off the "new books" shelf at the library, knowing nothing about it. I liked the cover and the reviews on the back made it sound enthralling and spooky, atmospheric and insular. Well, it certainly was atmospheric and insular, taking place at a remote women's rest home in 1920s Finlan...
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