The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman, reviewed by Ines Rodrigues
A Two-Family House is Lynda Cohen Loigman’s first novel and we can just hope there’s more to come. The story enwrapped me from the very first paragraphs, when the reader … Continue reading
River Of Flesh, edited by Ruchira Gupta
River of Flesh is an anthology on the prostituted woman in Indian Short Fiction, and each of the twenty one stories in this collection is riveting and horrifying. In ‘Woman … Continue reading
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
“He was once Arthur Pepper, beloved husband of Miriam and devoted dad to Dan and Lucy. It was so simple. But now he said that to himself, it sounded like … Continue reading
Calendar Girl by Audrey Carlan
In a TV feature on her, when Audrey Carlan mentioned that E.L. James was her inspiration for the Calendar Girl series I was intrigued. I did a search and liked … Continue reading
Bullets and Bylines by Shyam Bhatia
Shyam Bhatia is a foreign correspondent currently living in London. He has operated and reported out of Cairo, Beirut, Jerusalem and Washington DC. He has been the Middle East correspondent … Continue reading
What Lies Between Us by Nayomi Munaweera
“Framed in an airplane window, it lies below us, its palm trees waving goodbye, its long white beaches like lit crystal, its bustle and boom forgotten. It turns smaller and … Continue reading
On the Rocks, A Dana Cohen Mystery by Rebecca Marks, reviewed by Ines Rodrigues
On the Rocks is the first volume of the Dana Cohen mystery series, released last November. The main character, a strong and beautiful female police detective in her 40’s, decides … Continue reading
Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey
Beatriz Yagoda, the famous Brazilian writer goes missing. She was last seen sitting on an almond tree with a cigar, a book and her suitcase. Her American translator Emma Neufeld … Continue reading
Confessions of a Falling Woman by Debra Dean
An interesting collection of ten short stories of diverse situations with one commonality; each story explores the turning point in the lives of its protagonists. In The Best Man, Mike … Continue reading
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
‘It’s a shame, starting out your first day on the planet as a murderer but there you go, I didn’t have much choice at the time. Still, I could live … Continue reading
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