3 Magical Realism Books to Brighten Your Winter
Ilana Lucas
Ilana Lucas
Ilana is an English professor, theatre consultant and playwright based in Toronto, Canada. When she’s not at the theatre or insisting that literary criticism can be fun, she’s singing a cappella or Mozart, occasionally harmonizing with the symphony, or playing “Under Pressure” with her rock handbell group, Pavlov’s Dogs.
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We all need a to find a little magic in reality to survive. Sure, it might be brutally cold out there, but the ice sparkles. The books in this week’s Brit + Co book club marry unsentimental conditions with bits of fancy and charm. They’re not wacky or heavily whimsical, but they’re thoughtful and thoroughly delightful, about art, love and family.
<em>The Stolen Child</em>
<em>The Lonely Hearts Hotel</em>
<em>Autumn</em>
Ilana Lucas
Ilana is an English professor, theatre consultant and playwright based in Toronto, Canada. When she’s not at the theatre or insisting that literary criticism can be fun, she’s singing a cappella or Mozart, occasionally harmonizing with the symphony, or playing “Under Pressure” with her rock handbell group, Pavlov’s Dogs.
Ilana Lucas
Ilana Lucas
Ilana is an English professor, theatre consultant and playwright based in Toronto, Canada. When she’s not at the theatre or insisting that literary criticism can be fun, she’s singing a cappella or Mozart, occasionally harmonizing with the symphony, or playing “Under Pressure” with her rock handbell group, Pavlov’s Dogs.