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Review no 98: A World Gone Mad: The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren, 1939-45 (Sweden)

Engaging and informative diaries record world events interspersed with episodes from family life

Biting wit in this short novel about a dysfunctional Latin American family

Poetic auto fiction from Ocean Vuong

A brilliant memoir of a woman’s research into her father’s incredible story of bravery and survival

An intriguing collection of short stories from one of Thailiand’s pre-eminent writers

Child-perspective, sometimes shocking story of grief, set on a Dutch dairy farm

Thought-provoking and moving examination of poverty and parental ambition, which unspools with page-turning intensity

a quick and deceptively unchallenging read that reminded me of a Japanese Eleanor Oliphant

this collection of short stories is a quick and sometimes powerful read

Entertaining, multi-layered 1970s Latin American tale, set in an Argentinian prison