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In “Two Truths and a Lie,” “Confident Women” and “The Officer’s Daughter,” readers feel the aftershocks of felonies and malfeasances.In “Two Truths and a Lie,”…

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The protagonist of Jack Livings’s novel, “The Blizzard Party,” recalls the late-1970s blowout bash in an Upper West Side penthouse that marked her and her…

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“The Bone Fire,” by Gyorgy Dragoman, follows a 13-year-old girl as she navigates political upheaval and an uncanny world.“The Bone Fire,” by Gyorgy Dragoman, follows…

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“The Slaughterman’s Daughter,” by Yaniv Iczkovits, is a sprawling 19th-century quest narrative set in czarist Russia.“The Slaughterman’s Daughter,” by Yaniv Iczkovits, is a sprawling 19th-century…

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Tanya Selvaratnam and Vanessa Springora both survived powerful, manipulative men. Now they’re telling their tales.Tanya Selvaratnam and Vanessa Springora both survived powerful, manipulative men. Now…

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