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Havana Year Zero by Karla Suarez, translated by Christina Macsweeney

Posted on August 30, 2021 by mandywight

This fast-paced and witty novel is set in Havana, Cuba in 1993. This was the year known as Year Zero—the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the withdrawal of their support for the Cuban economy, meant that by 1993 there … Continue reading →

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Two great Europeans- Lunatics, Lovers and Poets- Twelve Stories after Cervantes and Shakespeare.

Posted on June 30, 2016 by mandywight

Now you may be aghast, in shock, in tears or denial about the outcome of the referendum on our membership of the European Union. And I’m not sure whether the brilliance of this book will delight and soothe you or … Continue reading →

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