The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan — truth-telling from China
In The Kitchen God’s Wife Amy Tan returns to a theme that was enormously successful in her debut novel The
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The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck: The Glory of Land
I read The Good Earth based on the recommendation of work colleagues from South Korea. I’d asked them to suggest
Read moreThe Age Of Innocence By Edith Wharton: Masterful Exposé Of A Stifling Society
I’m kicking myself for leaving The Age Of Innocence by Edith Wharton unread for so many years. This masterpiece of
Read moreA Novel of Two Unequal Halves: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Two words sum up my reaction to Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano: Potential Unfulfilled. This was a novel described variously
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When writers’ friendships fall apart there is often acrimony and – being writers – details of their differences and bitterness
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