Etta and otto6/25/2023 ![]() ![]() If Wes Anderson's stylised dream worlds make you happy, you need a copy of Etta and Otto and Russell and James. Her debut novel is a magical, big-hearted book about one woman's walk to the sea. ![]() Luminous debut.there's a lovely musicality to her prose - care and attention have been spent on the rhythms and melody of her words. To paraphrase Wallace Stevens: A man and a woman are one. Hooper's steady hand creates the perfect setup for the unexpected. This may be the best novel to meaningfully feature windblown dust. Hooper has more or less nailed the 'Amelie' charm with this sweet, disarming story of lasting love.Hooper shows great restraint in balancing the quirky with the universal, blurring the lines between them. Hooper has written an interesting, nuanced and genuinely moving book. a clear and beautifully unadorned prose style. ![]() ( The Times)īeautifully written.this deserves to follow in the footsteps of 2014's big debut novels The Miniaturistand Elizabeth Is Missing. Only the thrills offered by this bright new star of literature are metaphysical and unexpected and will leave you thinking on a new level about the connections between men, women and places. as readable and gripping as any thriller. Writing that easily equals that of the Booker-winning Richard Flanagan. ![]()
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