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Denise Alden's avatar

I read "The World and All It Holds" after your recommendation last week. What a rich, intricate, compelling, timely and heartbreaking book.

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Alicia Kennedy's avatar

Hemon is one of my all-time favorites. I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I think I’ll have a lot to say about it soon.

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Marisa Dobson's avatar

What a pleasure to read! Thank you for introducing me to this writer.

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Siobhan Phillips's avatar

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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ruby robina saha's avatar

brilliant—I love the example of Jaffrey in navigating the confrontation of mid century american audiences with non western recipe writing and who the “I” and “we” are in the connection of writer and reader across difference. thank you for this!

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Siobhan Phillips's avatar

Thank you! I really appreciate this.

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Cary Hart's avatar

Oof... brilliant... reading this again.

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Alicia Kennedy's avatar

Right?! It requires a few reads to fully soak in—I love Siobhan’s work so much!

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Siobhan Phillips's avatar

Thank you so much.

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