The Old Fire
Somber ... This austere, tamped-down novel is frustratingly committed to silence. Passions still smolder below the surface, but there is not enough oxygen to let them flame into life.
[A] solid novel.
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Vera’s aphasia and their parents’ separation could use more explanation, and Dusapin’s focus on the sisters makes the narrative a bit claustrophobic. Nevertheless, this is a soulful look, heavy with regret, at the ties we cannot break no matter how hard we try.
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