The appeal of reading a book like Dominique Fortier’s Wonder swells and radiates as pages turn. McClelland & Stewart, 2014 The story begins (like Dennison Smith’s The Eye of the Day, another of my favourite books in this reading year) with a proverbial bang. But despite the eruption
Fairy tales began as stories for adults. "They were the television and pornography of their day, the life-lightening trash of preliterate peoples," says John Updike. Translated (Danish) Charlotte BarslundOther Press, 2014 Distraction and entertainment, but years later edification and morality: the words 'fairy tale' mean different things in
The third volume in the Nina Borg series by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis builds upon the successful elements of the first two novels and adds an historical element to the plot which makes the story even more satisfying. Nina is a complicated character who challenges the conventional expectations of a
Nina Borg's first appearance in The Boy in the Suitcase introduces her as a sensitive and determined nurse, willing to set aside her own convenience to meet the needs of others. Invisible Murder also demonstrates this quality of her character, but readers are forced to recognize that the way in which
The Nina Borg mysteries are rooted in relationships, beginning with this first volume in the series. There are crimes, yes. And the plot unfolds in matter-of-fact prose, which is designed to build tension and suspense. 2008; Trans. Lena KaaberbølSoho Press, 2010 But ultimately these stories are about the
