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|author=Nadia Hashimi
|title=The Pearl a That Broke Its Shell
|rating=4.5
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=Kabul 2007: Rahima and her sisters are followed home from school one day by a boy on his bike. He taunts them innocently enough as little boys do, but with no sibling brother, the girls are unchaperoned in this land that is ruled by the laws of men. And as daughters in a household without sons, in a country that is governed by fear, the consequences will weigh heavily for them all.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0062244760</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Norah Vincent
|summary=A derelict mental hospital, gloomy railway arches, the bleak countryside of the English coast. It all comes at us in grey flashes. If ''Wreaking'' was a film, it would saturated with cool tones. It’s an easy novel to visualise: Scudamore’s spare, elegant style creates an almost palpable atmosphere.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>009952385X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=J
|author=Howard Jacobson
|rating=3.5
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=''J'' marks an unusual turn for Howard Jacobson. Though it seems at times like a skewed folk tale, it also bears the subtle signs of a future dystopia. It has some of Jacobson's trademark elements – odd names, humorous metaphors, and Semitic references – but felt to me like a strange departure after [[The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson|The Finkler Question]] and ''Zoo Time''.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224102052</amazonuk>
}}