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If your tastes run to darker tales, try the very noir first novel Suspicious River, by poet Laura Kasischke, which chillingly depicts the life of Leila, a young, married, small-town prostitute. Present and past are skillfully interwoven as the narrative flashes back to a terrible and damaging childhood and then repeatedly comes back to the drab motel rooms where Leila services men. This technique draws a parallel between childhood abuse and adult masochism. The gritty realism of the novel keeps you reading, even past the point of comfort or hope.
Jill Neimark is the author of Blood Song.
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