Christine Perkins

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Time’s Mouth

Those who enjoy reading about California counterculture and cults may be intrigued.
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Summer Stage

Taylor Jenkins Reid crossed with Elin Hilderbrand. Pull up an Adirondack chair and a sun hat and enjoy.
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Eternal Graffiti

Skip this one and hope that the author returns to the pared down, more skillful style of his previous work.
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What a Happy Family

This contemporary Indian American family drama with a strong dose of psychology will have readers rooting for the characters despite their human shortcomings.
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Mother Country

Reyn (What Happened to Anna K) has written a moving, contemporary look at the immigrant experience. Recommended.
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The Golden State

Strongly recommended for readers who enjoy contemporary literary fiction and can handle a few swear words. [See Prepub Alert, 3/12/18.]
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Conscience

Recommend for readers who enjoy slow, contemplative novels and deeply drawn middle-aged characters.
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The Honey Farm

Brooding and suspenseful, this first novel works best as a literary horror story. Although the characters seem distant and their motivations largely unexamined, the bee motif is strong throughout, and the biblical references, while obvious, are ominous. [Previewed in Barbara Hoffert's "Spring/Summer Bests," LJ 3/1/18.]
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Demi-Gods

This first novel by an award-winning short story writer (Wallflowers) is a big ball of yuck trying too hard to be artful and provocative, piling one disturbing scene on top of another. Some readers may find it titillating, but others will say "enough."
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