BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

2012 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize Finalists (page 2)

FICTION

Released: Feb. 1, 2012

THE SNOW CHILD

by Eowyn Ivey

"A fine first novel that enlivens familiar themes of parenthood and battles against nature."

A couple struggling to settle in the Alaskan wilderness is heartened by the arrival of the child of their dreams--or are they literally dreaming her? Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: Jan. 31, 2012

GIRLCHILD

by Tupelo Hassman

"A darkly funny and frequently heartbreaking portrait of life as one of America's have-nots."

Bright young girl must endure family dysfunction and sexual abuse while coming of age in a Reno trailer park during the late 1980s. Read full book review >