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Author of The Boy With Blue Trousers and The Concubine's Child. Also writing as Julie Brooks

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By: Carol Jones January 17, 2020January 17, 2020
Author, Book Review, new releaseJapanese Fiction, The Memory Police, Yoko OgawaLeave a Comment on Reading Now

The Memory Police is a new translation of one of Japan’s foremost writers

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By: Carol Jones June 19, 2019June 19, 2019
Author, Book Review, historical fictionhistorical fiction, Jeju Island, Korea, Lisa See, Review, The Island of Sea WomenLeave a Comment on Reading Now

A novel of the Haenyeo divers of Korea

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Author, Book Review, historical fictionhistorical fiction, Jeju Island, Korea, Lisa See, Review, The Island of Sea WomenLeave a Comment on Reading Now

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By: Carol Jones May 1, 2019
Book Review, LiteratureGirls Burn Brighter, Shobha RaoLeave a Comment on Reading Now

Friendship is the the light that sustains two girls torn apart by poverty

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By: Carol Jones November 1, 2018November 1, 2018
Book ReviewAn Ocean of Minutes, Thea Lim2 Comments on Reading Now

Like the best speculative fiction, Thea Lim’s novel has plenty to say about today’s world.

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By: Carol Jones September 5, 2018September 5, 2018
Author, Book ReviewConvenience Store Woman, Japanese literature, ReviewLeave a Comment on Reading Now

‘Quirky’ is a word often used to describe Sayaka Murata’s ‘Convenience Store Woman’.

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By: Carol Jones July 13, 2018
Author, Book Review, LiteratureTan Twan Eng, The Gift of RainLeave a Comment on Reading Now

A rich and complex narrative of divided loyalties…

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Book Review by Theresa Smith Writes

By: Carol Jones July 12, 2018July 13, 2018
Author, Book Review, The Concubine's Childreblog review, Theresa Smith WritesLeave a Comment on Book Review by Theresa Smith Writes

Just in… a lovely review of The Concubine’s Child by Theresa Smith

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By: Carol Jones May 28, 2018
Author, Book ReviewPonti, Review, Sharlene TeoLeave a Comment on Reading Now

Ponti is a story of modern teenage alienation set against the dark currents of folklore.

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By: Carol Jones May 22, 2018May 22, 2018
Author, Book ReviewJin Yong, Legends of the Condor Heroes, ReviewLeave a Comment on Reading Now

Half a billion Chinese readers can’t be wrong.

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Blog Tour

By: Carol Jones May 2, 2018
Author, Book Review, The Concubine's ChildBlog tour1 Comment on Blog Tour

I may not be doing a real-world tour for the publication of The Concubine’s Child, but the novel is busy touring the digital world. Thank you to the many reader/reviewers who have taken the time to read my baby and craft their opinions. Much love. Cx

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