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ANN-HELÉN LAESTADIUS Stolen. Reviewed by Ann Skea

Posted on 18 Apr 2023 in Fiction |

Translated from the original Swedish, Stolen reveals the dangers – and prejudice – faced by the reindeer-herding Sami people.  This is gentle but strong story about Elsa, a young Sami woman, growing up in her homeland, Sampi, in the Arctic...

KYLIE NEEDHAM Girl in a Pink Dress. Reviewed by Annette Hughes

Posted on 13 Apr 2023 in Fiction |

Kylie Needham’s debut novel contemplates what happens when a muse is also an artist. The ‘girl in a pink dress’ is Frances, a young art student who charms her tutor (twice her age) and becomes his muse. The trope of the older male artist and...

RONNIE SCOTT Shirley. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart

Posted on 6 Apr 2023 in Fiction |

Ronnie Scott’s second novel explores themes of abandonment, attachment and the idea of home. Characterised from the beginning by a sense of uncertainty, Shirley is a novel where anything can happen, and probably will. Names are ambiguous, sexuality...