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    'The Harpy' Doesn't Need Monsters To Break Up A Marriage

    If you expect the heroine of Megan Hunter's new novel to turn into an actual harpy, you'll be disappointed; The Harpy is actually a quiet, slightly surreal meditation on a failing marriage.
    by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Nov 04, 2020 3 minutes
    Source: Grove Press

    You should not judge a book by its cover, but that's not to say that covers don't sell books. In the case of Megan Hunter's The Harpy, the cover did its job. It intrigued me with its image of a bird-woman. When I read the description I was hooked. Was the woman in the novel actually turning into a harpy? Boy, did I feel ready for a monstrous transformation.

    Alas, I

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