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The Red Squad By E.M. Broner 224 pages. Pantheon. $24.
The Red Squad
by E.M. Broner
An octogenarian feminist channels her youth in this deft mystery.
This fast-paced new novel feels like the work of a young author brimming with energy, but is in fact written by an 82-year-old veteran feminist. Esther M. Broner flashes back and forth between “Now” and “Then” as she tells the tale of her protagonist, Anka. The flashbacks begin after the main character, Anka, a professor, receives a Freedom of Information file about her political activities, and motley crew of associates, in her heyday. Broner herself is an award-winning playwright and is considered a pioneer in women’s studies. In a brief review, Publishers Weekly writes, “Broner captures the mannerisms, witticisms and transparent insecurities of her young idealists, and the who-was-the-rat mystery will keep readers involved through the too-tidy conclusion.”
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