Matia, blue amulets with concentric circles to ward off the “evil eye”, litter flea markets and tourist traps throughout modern Greece. Emily Tsokos Purtill’s debut novel follows Sia, who immigrates ...

Still, there’s a wealth of fascinating period detail in this space odyssey gone wrong, and the unfolding drama ... and they begin to re-enact violent twists from her book. Although The Close Up is ...