Houman Barekat

Double trouble: August Blue, by Deborah Levy, reviewed

Elsa, a concert pianist, is starting to panic. Her adoptive father is dying, and she keeps meeting her doppleganger, fuelling an obsession with her origins

Deborah Levy. [David Levenson/Getty Images] 
issue 27 May 2023
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  • August Blue

    Deborah Levy

    Hamish Hamilton, pp. 256, £18

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