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Book review: The Disappearance of Irene dos Santos by Margaret Mascarenhas

The book is a coming-of-age tale, with all the magical mysteries that can be expected of Latin American writers. Let’s start with the positives. The book has a striking cover picture — of a young woman in red shoes disappearing into what looks like a dense forest; the vivid neon of her shoes catches and…

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