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Less is Lost, by Andrew Sean Greer
Oh, the curse of the sequel! I’m one of those people who read “Less is Lost” by Andrew Sean Greer without (gasp!) reading “Less” first. Yes, it can be done; no, it doesn’t lessen the experience of discovering Arthur Less. Arthur Less is a writer in his fifties, white and gay, who embarks on a
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The Hundred Waters, by Lauren Acampora
Louisa Rader, a protagonist of “The Hundred Waters” by Lauren Acampora, cuts a striking figure. A former model, photographer, tall, in her Louboutins and her Dior little black dress, she looks slightly out of place at the effluent Connecticut town’s party. Now, a bit bored, she runs a gallery in her hometown Nearwater. “Comfort is
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The Maker of Swans, by Paraic O’Donnell
A young mute girl, Clara, spends her days writing, reading books from the extensive library, and strolling in the areas surrounding the beautiful English estate of Mr. Crowe, her benefactor. Clara possesses a magical gift, the strength of which she does not realize yet. Mr. Crowe himself has a gift, we learn, the one that