Book Review

Between Here and April (2008)

Deborah Copaken Kogan

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Writer: Deborah Copaken Kogan; Genres: Fiction, Mystery; Publisher: Algonquin Books

By Jennifer Reese

Elizabeth Burns, the narrator of Deborah Copaken Kogan's uneven, engrossing novel, Between Here and April, finds herself wondering about the disappearance of a first-grade friend. But a creepy childhood mystery balloons into a larger, messier novel about sexual violence, the ''work-life balance,'' and Elizabeth's marital woes. Kogan overreaches here, but watching her do so can be pretty interesting. B

Posted Oct 17, 2008

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