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Three Things About Elsie review the tricks of memory at an old folks home

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The ObserverFictionReviewJoanna Cannon’s new novel focuses on the mysteries of its protagonist’s past, but is at its best in its tender descriptions of those on the fringes of societyJoanna Cannon’s 2016 debut novel, The Trouble With Goats and Sheep, was that rare literary phenomenon: a bestseller, swiftly optioned for TV and spawning a devoted readership. But beyond that, it was to lead a new publishing trend, latterly described as “uplit”: fiction in which empathy and kindness drive the narrative and where protagonists exist on the periphery of society, at best overlooked and at worst rejected entirely. Read More...

Woman who was kidnapped by serial killer when she was 8 speaks of her relief after he dies of cancer

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A woman who was kidnapped by a serial killer in night-vision goggles when she was eight years old said her soul is 'finally free' after he died of terminal brain cancer. Joseph E. Duncan died early on Saturday at a hospital in Terra Haute, Indiana near the federal prison where he was serving his sentence on federal death row, KXLY reported.    Shasta Groene, now in her mid-20s, has issued a written statement following Duncan's death about the man who murdered her entire family. Read More...