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Jean Rhys
Six "reboot" novels to put on your radar.
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| November 18, 2020
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By
Meg Donohue
| May 28, 2019
On the Archetypes of the Captivity Narrative
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By
Aimee Parkison
| March 7, 2019
How Domesticity is at the Heart of the Novel
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By
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| January 16, 2019
What Your New Roommate's Favorite Book Says About Them
More Revealing Than Their Star Sign (With Your Luck, Triple Scorpio)
By
Emily Temple
| September 4, 2018
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