Category Archives: 5 star

Another Time, Another Life by Leif K W Persson

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

Another Time, Another Life by Leif G W Persson translated by Paul Norlen Doubleday/Transworld 2012 First published in Sweden 2003 Johansson/Jarnebring trilogy #2 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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Black Skies by Arnaldur Indridason

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Indridason, Arnaldur - ‘Black Skies’ (translated by Victoria Cribb)  Hardback: 336 pages (June 2012) Publisher: Harvill Secker ISBN: 1846555817 In a book first published in Iceland in 2009, but set in 2005, the black skies of the title are gathering not … Continue reading →

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Lorraine Connection by Dominique Manotti

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

Lorraine Connection by Dominique Manotti translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz Arcadia, 2008 (first published 2006) Reviewed at Petrona, June 2012.

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Last Will by Liza Marklund

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

Last Will by Liza Marklund translated by Neil Smith Emily Bestler books/Atria/Simon&Schuster 2012 First published in Sweden 2006, as Nobels testamente Annika Bengtzon #6 Reviewed at Petrona,  May 2012.

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Kinglake-350 by Adrian Hyland

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Kinglake-350 by Adrian Hyland Text, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, January 2012.

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The Nobodies Album by Carolyn Parkhurst

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

The Nobodies Album by Carolyn Parkhurst Hodder & Stoughton (Sceptre), 2010. Reviewed at Petrona, January 2012.

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