Rare’s the author who invents her own literary language, but Jo Harkin has accomplished just that. Her dazzling, jocular novel “The Pretender” recounts the journey of one John Collan, from his ...

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Kings are born, but can they also be made or faked? It's 1483, and John Collan is 10 years old. His object in life is to rid his village of a demon goat that knocks him about, until a stranger, well ...

What happens when the foundations of your identity are taken away? After her science fiction debut (“Tell Me an Ending”), Jo Harkin pivots to historical fiction to chronicle the poignant odyssey of a ...

Rare’s the author who invents her own literary language, but Jo Harkin has accomplished just that. Her dazzling, jocular novel “The Pretender” recounts the journey of one John Collan, from his ...