This intense study of endometriosis, its agonies and its neglect by medical science, is very powerful – and quite repetitive“Endometriosis is a bitch,” a gynaecological surgeon informs Laura, the narrator of Please Read This Leaflet Carefully. By the time he does, we already know as much. Laura has told us...

The American writer’s first book in 12 years showcases her singular, scintillating proseThe wry, singular stories of the US short-story writer Deborah Eisenberg aren’t easy to pin down. Temporally fluid, chatty without being workaday, they don’t rely on plot yet aren’t person-has-thoughts narratives either and are often built from a...