A novel is nothing if not irresistibly taut, taut and emotionally charged, or even bow-string taut and visceral. It's become a glib descriptor the likes of which Kathryn Scanlan would probably detest. Ironically, there's not a writer today for whom the word is more appropriate.
Her award-winning debut, Aug 9 Fog, draws from a diary that Scanlan picked up at auction, the entries of which she deconstructed then reassembled. Her most recent title, Kick the Latch, is based on real-life conversations she had with an Iowan former horse trainer called Sonia.
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