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Lee Langley

emptiness ruth ozeki

A 21st-century Holden Caulfield

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki reviewed

By Lee Langley

startup

Brave new virtual world

The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam reviewed

By Lee Langley

tsumura

An unquiet life

There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura reviewed

By Lee Langley

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Rake’s progress

Threshold by Rob Doyle reviewed

By Lee Langley

pepperharrow

As intricate as an origami sculpture

The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley reviewed

By Lee Langley

polyglot lovers

Feminism for the Fleabag generation

The Polyglot Lovers by Lina Wolff reviewed

By Lee Langley

other americans

A Mojave desert mystery

The Other Americans by Laila Lalami reviewed

By Lee Langley

Shades of Rear Window: People in the Room, by Norah Lange, reviewed

Borges’ muse paints a picture of suffocating isolation and voyeurism.

By Lee Langley

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