Blogs in July 2014

Stiltsville 23rd July 2014

Against a vivid South Florida background, Susanna Daniel’s Stiltsville offers a gripping, bittersweet portrait of a marriage—and a romance—that deepens over the course of three decades. Called “an elegantly crafted work of art and a great read” by Curtis Sittenfeld (American...

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The Professionals 23rd July 2014

Four friends, caught in a terrible job market, joke about turning to kidnapping to survive. And then, suddenly, it’s no joke. For two years, the strategy they devise works like a charm – until they kidnap the wrong man....

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Cold Storage, Alaska 19th July 2014

Cold Storage, Alaska, is a remote fishing outpost where you just might catch a King Salmon if you’re zen enough to wait for it. Clive ‘The Milkman’ McCahon returns to his tiny Alaska hometown after a seven-year jail stint...

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Consolation 13th July 2014

It is 1856, Toronto. Unable to make a living in the New World from his trade, English apothecary J. G. Hallam takes up the new science of photography, and embarks on a grand project to document the bleak young...

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In the Skin of a Lion 13th July 2014

It is the 1920s, and Patrick Lewis has arrived in the bustling city of Toronto, leaving behind his Canadian wilderness home. He immerses himself in the lives of the people who surround him, learning, from their stories, the history...

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