This short novel by the South African author Karen Jennings came to my attention by being longlisted for the Booker Prize. Of all the titles and plot summaries included on the list, An Island seemed the most promising to me, and it did not disappoint. As a study of the effects of isolation and violence, it is astute; as an unfolding narrative switching back and forth in time, it is skillfully done.
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