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Fiction
by Estelle Tang
September 2010, no. 324

Speak to Me by Sarah Hopkins

Viking, $32.95 pb, 305 pp, 9780670074594

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The title of Sarah Hopkins’s second novel, Speak to Me, is an exhortation: bridge the gap between us. It is also an expression of hope, however misguided, that such a gap can be bridged: if only we could speak, we could heal.

 


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Speak to Me by Sarah Hopkins

Viking, $32.95 pb, 305 pp, 9780670074594

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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