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Powell is a talent to watch. * Lisa Appignanesi, author of Everyday Madness * Utterly stunning, with prose that reads like a painting. * Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory on The River Within * Powell's style and tone reminiscent of an earlier generation of reticent yet emotionally brutal writers like Shirley Hazzard and Graham Greene. A mesmerizing escape. * Kirkus Revies on The River Within (starred review) * Evocative and engrossing. * Heat Magazine on The River Within *

"' ""A staggering achievement that breathes new life into the familiar Bronte story. By turns meticulous, arresting and lyrical, I was captivated throughout. The writing just glimmers. At times, sitting down to read this book felt like opening up a jewellery box. Karen Powell is a rare talent."" ' - Adam Farrer, author of Cold Fish Soup ' ""Emily Bronte and her siblings have long been the fascination of many. Powell dares to take us deeper, further, capturing not only Emily's voice, but also her mindset, her essence. Fifteen Wild Decembers is a bold, ambitious novel, but rendered subtly, in prose that doesn't clamour to be heard but is simply, elegantly awaiting discovery."" ' - Sophie Parkes, author of Out of Human Sight 'Powell is a talent to watch.' - Lisa Appignanesi, author of Everyday Madness '""Utterly stunning, with prose that reads like a painting.""' - Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory on The River Within 'Powell's style and tone reminiscent of an earlier generation of reticent yet emotionally brutal writers like Shirley Hazzard and Graham Greene. A mesmerizing escape."",,Kirkus Revies on The River Within (starred review) 9781787704756,9781787704756,Lenin Walked on the Moon,,,The Mad History of Russian Cosmism,,,,,03-Notification confirmed on publication,Trade Paperback with French Flaps,PB,208,20230608,,04-Active,03From,,04To,,Europa Editions (UK) Ltd.,Europa Editions,,,,,,9781787704756.jpg,120,mm,180,mm,,ROW,14.99,GBP,,,, How a Soviet cosmic dream is becoming a modern reality ' - '' -"

Powell is a talent to watch. * Lisa Appignanesi, author of Everyday Madness * Utterly stunning, with prose that reads like a painting . . . This book is unforgettable; it is a masterpiece. * Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory on The River Within * Beautifully attentive to both its Yorkshire setting and its Hamlet ur-text, and written in prose as alive and evocative as Millais' painting of Ophelia, singing as the river and reeds claim her. * Preti Taneja, author of Aftermath * Powell's novel about love, class, and secrecy in 1950s England reads as if it were written in the era the characters inhabit, her style and tone reminiscent of an earlier generation of reticent yet emotionally brutal writers like Shirley Hazzard and Graham Greene. A mesmerizing escape. * Kirkus Revies on The River Within (starred review) * A gripping mystery, revealing dark truths around class and love in the aftermath of war, with beautiful prose depicting Yorkshire and life on a country estate. * The Yorkshire Post, on The River Within * Evocative and engrossing. * Heat Magazine on The River Within * The River Within contains multitudes. * Los Angeles Times *

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Karen Powell grew up in Rochester, Kent, but now lives with her family in North Yorkshire. She works at York Minster Fund, an independent charity which raises money for the conservation and restoration of York Minster. Her novel The River Within was published by Europa Editions in 2020.

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