Rachel Kushner’s The Flamethrowers (2013)

2014-05-13T15:40:02-04:00

Inspired by women who were driven and successful in spheres traditionally dominated by men, Rachel Kushner presents Reno. Scribner - Simon & Schuster, 2013 One might use the same words to describe this fictional woman that Jonathan Franzen used to describe her creator, when she was his student

Rachel Kushner’s The Flamethrowers (2013)2014-05-13T15:40:02-04:00

Letters: The City and the House (1985)

2014-03-15T18:29:43-04:00

Natalia Ginzburg's The City and the House (1985) Trans. Dick Davis This was Natalia Ginzburg's last published book, an epistolary work, which contains letters sent by a handful of Italian men and women who are struggling to understand their attachments to (and distances from) one another, those in

Letters: The City and the House (1985)2014-03-15T18:29:43-04:00

For Love: Solitaria

2014-03-15T16:23:36-04:00

Genni Gunn's Solitaria Signature Editions, 2011 It's debatable, who is at the heart of Genni Gunn's novel, and that is partly why it is so satisfying. It ironic, given its title that it is not the story of a single person, although much of it is told from a single

For Love: Solitaria2014-03-15T16:23:36-04:00

Daphne duMaurier’s Flight of the Falcon (1965)

2014-03-09T19:02:07-04:00

Daphne duMaurier's Flight of the Falcon (1965) Penguin, 1969 Virago Modern Classic No. 516 Did you notice that I was complaining about the female characters (and their complete and utter uselessness/sexlessness/vixenishness) in The Birds last week? Oh, I admit, that made me a bit nervous. I was really wondering if

Daphne duMaurier’s Flight of the Falcon (1965)2014-03-09T19:02:07-04:00
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