![]() ![]() the magic is in how it unfolds” and a cutesy illustrated introduction by the author depicting his two children dressed as superheroes, telling the readers things like “The book is funny and beautiful but also horrific. Things didn't look very promising when the book first came in – it was accompanied by the sort of publicity material that can give any reviewer the shudders: a candid Editor's Note that compared it to Cloud Atlas and Schindler's Ark and said “as publishers, naturally we only publish books we love but every now and then something comes along that is so special it gives us goosebumps” a back-jacket that avoided getting into plot details because “this is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it. Not a full review but a shout-out for Chris Cleave's fine novel The Other Hand (also published under the title Little Bee). ![]()
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