Laurel Berger

A web of rivalries: The Extinction of Irena Rey, by Jennifer Croft, reviewed

Eight translators gather to work on a novel written by their heroine, Irena Rey. But when she goes missing in a nearby forest, relations between them begin to fray

Jennifer Croft. [Credit: Nathan Jeffers] 
issue 16 March 2024
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  • The Extinction of Irena Rey

    Jennifer Croft

    Scribe, pp. 304, £16

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