September 2011 Issue [Reviews] The pretender Download PDF Adjust Share Dana Spiotta's persuasive performances by Jonathan Dee, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags Dana Spiotta More from Jonathan Dee The Secret History Hernan Diaz dismantles the American dream Walk Away Helen DeWitt’s uncompromising fictions The Lives of Others Does the social novel have a future? Adjust Share