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Leaving
Leaving: A Novel
by Roxana Robinson
"How do know what you'll need to know before you marry someone?" Dialogue from Leaving (12/5/2023)
Several decades after the abrupt end of an intense affair in young adulthood, a chance encounter re-ignites the connection between a married man and a long-divorced woman. At 60, the two are now are embarking on the final chapters of their lives. How is a man to reconcile …more
Greek to Me
Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen
by Mary Norris
Not just for Word Nerds (2/20/2019)
Mary Norris' first book, Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen, provided a lively account of her (now 40-year) career as a copy editor at New Yorker magazine. Along the way she also furnished an entertaining and educational narrative on the topics of grammar …more
So Much Life Left Over
So Much Life Left Over
by Louis de Bernieres
Well-suited to Anglophiles (8/4/2018)
This novel packs an impressive range of settings and period detail into its 273 pages and 20 year time frame. Secrets, betrayals and multiple love triangles abound, marking the profound reckonings faced by a group of British friends as they try to adapt to peacetime life …more
The Orphan Master's Son
The Orphan Master's Son: A Novel
by Adam Johnson
Harrowing, nightmarish, surreal (11/19/2011)
Imagining the tale of an individual living under North Korea’s dehumanized and repressive regime was a heroic undertaking, and the author’s exhaustive background research for the book was masterly. But I had trouble throughout with the story’s fragmented chronology, and …more
In Search of the Rose Notes
In Search of the Rose Notes: A Novel
by Emily Arsenault
Plus-es and minus-es (6/6/2011)
Some snappy dialogue, witty descriptions and very "of the moment" characters will appeal to younger readers, as will the themes of the angst and confusion that accompany entrance into adulthood. But I thought the pacing was far too slow to sustain interest in the ostensible …more
The Discovery of Jeanne Baret
The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe
by Glynis Ridley
A skillfully told tale (1/6/2011)
Academic historian Glynis Ridley did formidable research on the state of scientific inquiry and social class in 18th century France for this book. Yet her account of the overlooked heroism and privations suffered by Jeanne Baret is laid out in a lively and readable …more
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