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Glad you both got the nod
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The Quality of Love: Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century
' A rich family archive reveals the incredible lives and loves of two sisters who captivated Europe’s intelligentsia When her mother Celia Paget died, Ariane Bankes inherited a battered trunk stuffed with letters and diaries belonging to Celia and her twin Mamaine. This correspondence charted the remarkable lives of the Paget sisters and their friends and lovers, including Arthur Koestler, Albert Camus, Sartre and de Beauvoir, Edmund Wilson and George Orwell. The Quality of Love weaves the story of these charismatic and beautiful identical twins who overcame a meagre education to take 1930s London society by storm and move among Europe’s foremost intellectuals during the twentieth century’s most dramatic decades.'
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Just noticed this on NetGalley 
Seichō MatsumotoIn the wee hours of a 1960s Tokyo morning, a dead body is found under the rails of a train, and the victim’s face is so badly damaged that police have a hard time figuring out the victim’s identity. Only two clues surface: an old man, overheard talking in a distinctive accent to a young man, and the word “kameda.” Inspector Imanishi leaves his beloved bonsai and his haiku and goes off to investigate—and runs up against a blank wall. Months pass in fruitless questioning, in following up leads, until the case is closed, unsolved.
But Imanishi is dissatisfied, and a series of coincidences lead him back to the case. Why did a young woman scatter pieces of white paper out of the window of a train? Why did a bar girl leave for home right after Imanishi spoke to her? Why did an actor, on the verge of telling Imanishi something important, drop dead of a heart attack? What can a group of nouveau young artists possibly have to do with the murder of a quiet and “saintly” provincial old ex-policemen? Inspector Imanishi investigates
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Roman Clodia wrote: "For Julia Armfield fans (Our Wives Under the Sea), her new book is on NetGalley and looks intriguing: Private Rites"Thanks for that, already requested but seem to be in limbo, have several titles pending and no action, anyone else had this? Can't work out why, am above 95% feedback, haven't viciously slated any titles...
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Roman Clodia wrote: "I don't think it's you as I've had a couple of other requests in for weeks now. I'm auto-approved for the Armfield so looking forward to it."That's reassuring, was thinking I'd committed some terrible crime against the gods of Netgalley but wasn't sure what it actually might be! I do have a few reviews to repost elsewhere but have to do that in stages or get flagged.
My Armfield ARC came through but think I'll save it till the weekend, I was so blown away by Mina's Matchbox think more mainstream contemporary fiction might suffer in comparison.
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Roman Clodia wrote: "Oh good! I've only read about 10% and think it's wonderful - her prose is stunning and her take on the three sisters motif is fun. Also it's one of the few books that imagines the climate crisis in..."Great, sounds very enticing. I worked out one reason for delays I already had a title from one of the publishers waiting to be reviewed, as soon as I submitted feedback they released the book I'd requested.
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I can't decide whether it's worth a try or if it will disappoint in the face of JLC's supremacy.
Anyone else fancy trying it and reporting back?
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Not out for a few more months
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She's Always Hungry
I know she has fans in the group.
From the author of Penance and Boy Parts
A teenager longs for perfect skin. A scientist tends to fragile alien flora. A young man takes the night into his own hands. Each of these characters has a desperate desire. Can any of them be sated?
Unsettling, revelatory, and laced with her signature dark humour, Eliza Clark's debut short story collection plumbs the depths of that most basic human feeling: hunger.
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Barrowbeck
I have loved this author's other novels.
For centuries, the inhabitants of Barrowbeck, a remote valley on the Yorkshire-Lancashire border, have lived uneasily with forces beyond their reckoning. They raise their families, work the land, and do their best to welcome those who come seeking respite. But there is a darkness that runs through the village as persistently as the river.
A father fears that his daughter has become possessed by something unholy.
A childless couple must make an agonising decision.
A widower awaits the return of his wife.
A troubled man is haunted by visions of end times.
As one generation gives way to the next and ancient land is carved up in the name of progress, darkness gathers. The people of Barrowbeck have forgotten that they are but guests in the valley. Now there is a price to pay. Two thousand years of history is coming to an end.
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Susan wrote: "I have been very good and not looked at NetGalley for weeks while concentrating on NetGalley. I found that when I was not requesting books I got a lot of emails from publishers sending me books - m..."I’ve drastically reduced my NetGalley requests to one every month or so. As you say, Susan, I noticed I was getting more emails directly from publishers, usually for authors I had given good reviews to in the past. I am currently reading
by Jonathan Coe.
I have Barrowbeck in my sights. I’ve very much enjoyed his previous books.
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Do you perhaps have auto-approval from publishers?
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There are two James Baldwin titles just appeared on NetGalley - Going to Meet the Man (short stories) and No Name in the Street (autobiography). Published by Penguin.
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Available for request:
She's Always Hungry
I know she has fans in the group.
From the author of Penance and Boy Parts"
Yay, I got the nod from Netgalley
Love EC's previous books and excited to be reading this one
A teenager longs for perfect skin. A scientist tends to fragile alien flora. A young man takes the night into his own hands. Each of these characters has a desperate desire. Can any of them be sated?
Unsettling, revelatory, and laced with her signature dark humour, Eliza Clark's debut short story collection plumbs the depths of that most basic human feeling: hunger.
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An unmissable banger.' Alice Slater
'Boundaries are for breaking, and if anyone can crash through and reinterpret the fear of our time, Eliza Clark can.' Mslexia
'Clark is disturbingly gifted at inventing unrealities that feel uncannily believable.' New York Times
'Deeply disturbing and hilarious.' Imogen Crimp
'Will make most readers howl with laughter and/or shut their eyes in horror.' Guardian
'You've never read anything like this.' Julia Armfield
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I never like having unread Netgalley books awaiting attention
What can Faber possibly have against you RC? Have you beef?
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I can't wait to read it but don't think I can face the pressure of another Netgalley book so will just wait for it to be published and read it in my own time. I really love the series though. Top notch.