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Writing about the Charms of the Easy Life


Read “Charms of the Easy Life” by Kaye Gibbons last week. Finished it in a day.

I had picked it up at random at a sale, for about 50 US cents, I think, as light reading in between “more serious” stuff. I’m glad I did.

Though parts of the books seemed rushed, Gibbons kept me hooked throughout, impressed me with the sheer beauty of her writing and her amazing powers of characterization: Sophia, Maragaret, and the irrepressible Charlie Kate are all so deftly captured.

Makes me wonder how many tons and tons of good books are out there waiting for me to read them.

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Damyanti Biswas

Damyanti Biswas

Damyanti Biswas’s short fiction has been published at Smokelong, Ambit, Litro, Puerto del Sol, among others, and she's the co-editor of The Forge literary magazine. She's the author of YOU BENEATH YOUR SKIN, a bestselling crime novel, which has been optioned for screens by Endemol Shine. Her next #1 Amazon bestselling crime novel, THE BLUE BAR, was published by Thomas & Mercer. It received a starred review on Publishers Weekly, and was one of 2023's Most Anticipated Mysteries & Thrillers on Goodreads. Kirkus Reviews called its sequel, THE BLUE MONSOON, a compelling procedural awash in crosscurrents. Her work is represented by Lucienne Diver at The Knight Agency.

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