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‘The Story of You’ by Julie Myerson

Posted in Entries by Kate, Fiction: general, Fiction: literary, Fiction: women's, tagged Julie Myerson on November 2, 2007 | 8 Comments »

It’s impossible not to reach for the adjective ‘haunting’ when talking about Julie Myerson’s The Story of You. Myerson uses the novel to explore both senses of the word: does grieving mum Rosy conjure a lover out of desperate psychological need, or is she truly visited by a ghost from her past? That question is [...]

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