Claudia Piñeiro is Argentina’s biggest-selling crime writer. Elena Knows is her latest novel to be published in English, though it originally came out in 2007. In it, Piñeiro explores such diverse themes as ageing, illness, grief, mother-daughter relationships, religion, guilt, and redemption. It was shortlisted for the Internation Booker Prize 2022, and has won a number of other literary awards. A masterclass in tension and character development, the action unfolds in a single day.
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‘Writing about music is like dancing about architecture’, or so the saying goes. That hasn’t stopped writers from trying. Salman Rushdie’s The Ground Beneath Her Feet is an epic tome devoted to music, specifically rock ‘n’ roll. It’s a loose retelling of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, spanning fifty years and three continents. In it, Rushdie creates a potent mix of romance, alternate history, magical realism, and social commentary, following our pair of star-crossed lovers as they become the biggest band in the world.
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