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|summary=Stunning historical novel. Outstanding, a definite recommendation for all, particularly those with an interest in the Jazz Age. Suzanne Rindell popped into Bookbag Towers to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Suzanne Rindell|chat to us]].
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The Other Typist is set in 1920s New York City, with Prohibition at its height and Rose Baker, an orphaned young woman, working as a police typist. While she has no real friends, she's good at her job and seems to have the respect of the Sergeant, whom she admires and the Lieutenant Detective, whom she's less keen on. Then a perfect storm comes into their lives, in the shape of the enchanting Odalie, and nothing will be the same again.
If it's another stunning piece of literary fiction you're after, I can't recommend [[Chinaman by Shehan Karunatilaka]] highly enough. Like this book, it's beautifully written and has a compelling narrator.
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