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Reviewed on October 9, 2020 | Fiction
In a small town off the coast of Edinburgh, a bloated suitcase containing a severed woman's hand washes up on shore. This woman's dark fate is not the main event but one of several stories about badly treated women. The women at the center of this tale are Viviane and Ruth, generations apart, both prone to depression and a fondness for alcohol. Viviane, rootless and underemployed, is hired by he...Log In or Sign Up to Read More