What Is the What writes: "Over the course of many years, Dave and I have collaborated to tell my story... I told [him] what I knew and what I could remember, and from that material he created this work of art." The book is typical of Eggers' style: blending non-fictional and fictional elements into a non-fiction novel or memoir. By classifying the book a novel, Eggers says, he freed himself to re-create conversations, streamline complex relationships, add relevant detail and manipulate time and space in helpful ways—all while maintaining the essential truthfulness of the storytelling. However, not all critics were impressed. Lee Siegel sees
The Missing Italian Girl The Missing Italian Girl The Missing Italian Girl, a third crime novel by Barbara Corrado Pope, is set in France during the Belle Époque. Pope's third crime novel has had critical acclaim for its exploration of multiple Parises during the period just before the 20th century. "Although the book is billed as third in the Bernard Martin mystery series, the lead character is Bernard’s wife, Clarie," according to the Historical Novel Society Review. "Publisher's Weekly" commented, "Pope’s engaging third mystery featuring magistrate Bernard Martin (after 2011’s "The Blood of Lorraine") shines a light on both the glamor and the grime