A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre

A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne SerreA Leopard Skin Hat may be Anne Serres most moving novel yet. A masterpiece of simplicity, emotion and elegance, it is the story of an intense friendship between the Narrator and his close childhood friend, Fanny, who suffers from profound psychological disorders. A series of short scenes paints the portrait of a strong willed and tormented young woman battling many demons, and of the Narrators loving and anguished attachment to her. Serre poignantly

Chick squanders his share of Colin's money on rare books and it is not long before the friends are forced to sacrifice their carefree lives to soul-crushing work

often helped by soldiers

elegiac and fascinating

Not everyone will agree with Eyal’s interpretation

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Barker conjures up a world stained by the grief of mothers and daughters

author of Our Little Cruelties

where the investigation involves an unusual death

And nobody wants to tell

unusual events and tucked-away or disappeared historical buildings and locations

David claims they are in love

America's Few delves into the history of US Marine Corps aviation in World War II