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Dovey's new novel (after Blood Kin and the story collection Only the Animals) takes the form of letters between 70-year-old Royce and Vita, his former protégée of sorts. The two met in Boston when Vita was applying for a fellowship for "extraordinary women" named after Kitty, an archaeologist with whom Royce was long obsessed. Royce initiates the epistolary relationship, wanting to explore memories of Ki...Log In or Sign Up to Read More