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New York Times
4 days ago
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- New York Times
8 New Books We Love This Week
Every week, critics and editors at The New York Times Book Review pick the most interesting and notable new releases, from literary fiction and serious nonfiction to thrillers, romance novels, mysteries and everything in between. You can save the books you're most excited to read on a personal reading list, and find even more recommendations from our book experts. Historical fiction The Hounding In 1700s England, the town of Little Nettlebed is scandalized by a rumor that the five Mansfield sisters, already considered odd and aloof, are transforming into a pack of dogs at night. Purvis's debut is a wildly inventive riff on the Gothic form, with enough suspense and mounting dread to rival Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery.' Read our review. Memoir Let Us Help You Find Your Next Book Let us help you choose your next book Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Times
30-07-2025
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- New York Times
22 Books Coming in August
The Hounding In 1700s England, the town of Little Nettlebed is scandalized by a rumor: that the five Mansfield sisters, already considered odd and aloof, are transforming into a pack of dogs at night. Purvis's debut is a wildly inventive riff on the Gothic form, with enough suspense and mounting dread to rival Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery.' Holt, Aug. 5 Flashout Soloski, a culture reporter for The New York Times as well as a novelist, returns with a dark dive into the theater world. The book follows a performer, Allison, at two stages in her life: first as a college student in the 1970s who finds herself ensnared in a dangerous, cultlike theater troupe, and later as a jaded, middle-aged drama teacher who is running away from a past that seems to be finally catching up with her. Flatiron, Aug. 5 Let Us Help You Find Your Next Book Let us help you choose your next book Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Daily Mail
20-06-2025
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- Daily Mail
Marie-Antoinette and a ferocious gold rush in this months historical fiction: The Tarot Reader of Versailles by Anya Bergman, The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis, The Rush by Beth Lewis
The Tarot Reader of Versailles is available now from the Mail Bookshop The Tarot Reader of Versailles by Anya Bergman (Manilla Press £16.99, 480pp) The author of the dynamic The Witches Of Vardo heads onto the bloody streets of the French Revolution in this equally propulsive epic in the company of two extraordinary women – Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand, the titular tarot card reader (and a real historical figure), and Cait, an Irish scullery maid with psychic gifts. Marie Anne, loyal to Queen Marie Antoinette, and firebrand Cait, whose leanings are more republican, unite to make their fortunes in volatile Versailles. The prose is lush, the love stories beguiling, but Bergman doesn't shy away from the horror of the reign of terror and the harsh realities of change. The Hounding is available now from the Mail Bookshop The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis (Hutchinson Heinemann £16.99, 272pp) There's a haze of heat over the small, claustrophobic village of Little Nettlebed in 18th-century Oxfordshire, the setting for Purvis's haunting debut. The days are parched, the river is drying up and people's thoughts are addled, honing in on five unconventional Mansfield sisters. Rumour has it that the siblings can transform themselves into dogs – and in this 'season of strangeness', there's great danger in being different. Purvis's story is brimful of dark foreboding; unsettling hints of violence ripple through her prose and there's a fearful sense that the sisters' safety is at stake. Reminiscent of Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides, this debut is feverish, finely wrought and unforgettable. The Rush by Beth Lewis (Viper £18.99, 400pp) Canada, 1898, and the frozen bleakness of the Yukon has been gripped by gold fever. Ramshackle claims have been staked, desperate men are seeking their fortune, and Dawson City is the scene of lawlessness. Into this chaotic mix, Lewis places three strong-minded, spirited women. Journalist Kate is searching for her rebellious sister; bar owner and brothel keeper Martha is determined to keep her business from the local hard-man, while Ellen is worried about her safety as her prospector husband loses his perspective. When a woman is found murdered, the lives of the three women intertwine as they search for the killer. A rip-roaring adventure that's rich with drama and gutsy plotlines.
