A sentence clean as a bone -that's what you want. James Baldwin

 

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"The Law of Dreams is one of those rare books that comes along from time to time that makes you feel that you are in the presence of greatness: a gifted storyteller with a truly compelling story to tell." —Irish Sunday Independent

"The Law of Dreams is absorbing, unsparing and beautifully written . . . a masterly novel. —The New York Times Book Review  

“The O'Briens is a major accomplishment” —New York Times Book Review

Carry Me is winner of the 2017 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature. "Behrens is a master, at home in the broad sweep of history and the intimate detail of a character’s experience. This is a novel that could be, should be, read in a hundred years." —The Jury