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The Children’s Bach & Monkey Grip

Helen Garner
Contemporary Australian Literature

The Children’s Bach & Monkey Grip

Garner is one of those writers that I wish more people had read. I love her writing style, and her clever economy of words that provides the reader enough room to think carefully about every sentence and every turn of phrase.

April 8, 2024June 24, 2024 by S. Hargrave — Comment on The Children’s Bach & Monkey Grip

Ladies of the Rachmaninoff Eyes

Henry Van Dyke
Contemporary American Literature

Ladies of the Rachmaninoff Eyes

Van Dyke seeks to explore racism as it exists in obvious, vocally expressed prejudice but also how it can be insidiously lurking below the surface of even some acts of seeming kindness. This writer excels at character study and exploration of human relationships, which definitely keeps you turning pages at an astounding rate.

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 by S. Hargrave — Comment on Ladies of the Rachmaninoff Eyes

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