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What I’ve been reading

1. Begoña Gómez Urzaiz, The Abandoners: On Mothers and Monsters. A wonderful book about mothers who abandon their children, and properly unsentimental.

  • "Abandoners" explores complex mother-child relationships
  • Gershkovich's memoir details 18-month Russian imprisonment
  • "The New Language of Building" offers architectural insights

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