In Savage Tongues, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi gives us a protagonist who speaks often of history and how it's affected her but what, exactly, is "history" to her? Readers will be left wondering.
In Savage Tongues, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi gives us a protagonist who speaks often of history and how it s affected her but what, exactly, is "history" to her? Readers will be left wondering.
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The Turnout by Megan Abbott (August 3, G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
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The Turnout is centered around a pair of sisters who run a ballet studio, inherited after the tragic death of their parents. The sisters strike a fine balance between their different teaching styles: Marie’s is warm and soft, Dara’s is more precise. They get help from Dara’s husband, Charlie, who was once their mother’s prized student and who now works in the back office. A shocking accident at the beginning of the annual