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# New international fiction we're recommending
## All the stories are witty, priceless little gems about everyday people living everyday life. ### Chris Gordon Full of humour and insight, It Will Come Back to You brings together the best short fiction written over three decades of Sigrid Nunez's acclaimed career.
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'A nimble and mischievous novel – ambiguous, certainly, but not without meaning.' – Carey Smith
'Vividly captures the time between high school and adulthood.' – Stephanie King
## This is joy in novel form ... Clever and well-written, a lovely dose of what we all need now and a reminder that connection and family relationships lie at the heart and purpose of life. ### Melanie Barton From award-winner author Daniel Mason, Country People is a luminous exploration of marriage and parenthood, the nature of belief and the power of stories.
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'A deeply human story about friendship, memory and the complicated ways we make sense of our lives.' – Nicole Vasilev
'Relax and let the ideas and images wash over you ... It will lead somewhere devastating and spectacular.' – Joe Murray
## A novel I enjoyed a great deal. ### Joe Rubbo Twenty years in the writing, and spanning six decades, Contrapposto is a novel about art, love, and the lifelong friendship between two art school students who believe that they can change the world.
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