This week's "Coming Soon to a Book Store Near You" pick is from of my favorite imprints -- Europa. What do you think -- would you try it?
The Unknown Bridesmaid; Margaret Forster
Europa - September 2014
Description
Margaret Forster's twenty-sixth work of fiction is a subtle,
psychologically probing of personal history, guilt, and redemption.
Julia, a troubled and isolated child with few friends, is tormented by
the irreparable damage she believes she has caused her family during a
seemingly innocuous outing with her cousin's newborn Hild. Haunted by
guilt and anxiety, she becomes a child psychologist and, later, a
magistrate. Yet as The Guardian notes, "It's a gripping read
without being a thriller because we are drawn ineluctably into something
darker that we sense is always floating just beneath the surface of
what Julia chooses to tell us." Executed with razor-sharp control and
remarkable confidence, Forster's novel is a powerful case study on the
consequences of self-deception and the unforeseen effects it can have on
he rest of our lives.
This sounds a really deep, dark, emotional read. Putting it on my wishlist.
ReplyDeleteOh - this sounds good! I'm adding it to my list - thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds disturbing--and worth waiting for!
ReplyDeleteYou sure find some goodies!
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