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This Plague of Souls by Mike McCormack review – a mysterious homecoming
A man’s past comes back to haunt him when he returns home to rural Ireland, in this noirish metaphysical novel from the author of Solar Bones
Erica Wagner
04, Nov, 2023 @7:30 AM
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the High Arctic
An Inuit teenager faces nature’s power and the repercussions of colonialism in a compelling debut from a singer-songwriter
Erica Wagner
12, Oct, 2023 @10:00 AM
An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals by Polly Toynbee review – the genes, the dreams
In this heartfelt memoir, the columnist considers how a century-long commitment to human improvement inspired her family
Erica Wagner
04, Jun, 2023 @12:00 PM
The Ghost Theatre by Mat Osman review – a pacy Elizabethan adventure
The Suede bassist’s alternative-history romp through the theatres and over the rooftops of Elizabethan London is full of charm and vigour
Erica Wagner
05, May, 2023 @6:30 AM
The Lost Wife by Susanna Moore review – frontier journeys
Based on a true story, this is a riveting account of one woman’s quest during the Dakota uprising, from the author of In the Cut
Erica Wagner
28, Apr, 2023 @6:30 AM
A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley review – madams and murder
This tale of brothel workers in gold rush America lacks mystery and risk
Erica Wagner
29, Dec, 2022 @11:00 AM
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich review – saved by books
A Native American rebuilds her life after a prison sentence in this powerfully topical novel from the Pulitzer winner
Erica Wagner
22, Jan, 2022 @7:30 AM
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead review – parallel lives take flight
The stories of an early aviator and a 21st-century Hollywood star are deftly woven into an intricate, satisfying narrative
Erica Wagner
26, May, 2021 @6:30 AM
The Yield by Tara June Winch review – reclaiming Australia's Indigenous voices
This prize-winning novel combines history and current crises with a dictionary of the Wiradjuri language
Erica Wagner
23, Jan, 2021 @9:00 AM
D (A Tale of Two Worlds) by Michel Faber review – fantasy that fails to fly
The letter D disappears in a childlike fable from the author of The Book of Strange New Things
Erica Wagner
02, Oct, 2020 @11:00 AM
A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville review – 18th-century struggles
An imaginative depiction of a relationship forged in the earliest days of the Australian colony
Erica Wagner
19, Aug, 2020 @8:00 AM
Sisters by Daisy Johnson review – too close for comfort
The darkly riveting relationship between teenage siblings is explored in a gothic tale from the Booker-shortlisted author
Erica Wagner
12, Aug, 2020 @6:30 AM
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