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Bettina Hartas's Reviews

The Lake
Banana Yoshimoto
Posted 07/03/2012

Man Asian Literary Prize-nominated The Lake is a tale of coming to terms with grief, set in Banana Yoshimoto's native Japan.

The Registrar's Manual for Detecting Forced Marriages
Sophie Hardach
Posted 29/03/2012

This book opens on a terrific first chapter and affirms the gifted writing style of Sophie Hardach straight away.

Radio Congo
Ben Rawlence
Posted 30/05/2012

Congo is a country where few venture, but author Ben Rawlence traversed the country to experience for himself the aftermath of colonialism and multiple wars.

A Brighter Fear
Kerry Drewery
Posted 13/06/2012

In A Brighter Fear, Baghdad teenager Lina takes the reader by the hand and shows us her city.

Every Day Every Hour
Natasa Dragnic and Liesl Schillinger
Posted 13/06/2012

Every Day, Every Hour spans two decades at the end of the twentieth century and comes to its conclusion around 2008, set against the backdrop of the Balkan region.

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