Rosie Goldsmith reviews Sofi Oksanen’s ‘When The Doves Disappeared’ in the Independent

The Independent has published Rosie Goldsmith‘s review of Sofi Oksanen‘s book ‘When The Doves Disappeared’

Here is how it starts:

“Who murdered Rosalie? In spite of this being the question at the heart of the novel, this is not Nordic Noir. When The Doves Disappeared is indeed a thrilling page-turner but it is equally a shattering family drama and an unsparing deconstruction of history…”

Read the full review in The Independent.

Sofi Oksanen at the Hay Festival in Cartagena 2015, interviewed by Rosie Goldsmith

Sofi Oksanen at the Hay Festival in Cartagena 2015, interviewed by Rosie Goldsmith

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