Pain propels us, but so do offerings of love. Aria accepts both in her life, and they develop into the will and perseverance she needs to survive.
L. Annette Binder’s sad, intimate first novel conveys a sense of Germany at the tail end of World War II.
Graceful and moving, Maggie O’Farrell’s novel is a triumph of literary and historical fiction.
Emma Donoghue’s moving novel is a plea for an end to the inequality that pandemics make all the more stark.
Kathleen Rooney makes a strong case for considering alternatives to war, pondering who we call heroes and why, and offering animals more empathy and respect.
David Mitchell fans will welcome the reemergence of characters and the neologisms that made his previous works such mind-bending experiences.
Janeites will enjoy the story’s romance and social observations, but Gill Hornby deals with aging and regret in a way the English novelist was never able to do.
Ben Miles’ voice carries the power-hungry statesman’s monumental final act with ease, as only someone with a deep understanding of the story could.
There’s an exuberance to Ana that vibrates off every page, and that is a testament to Sue Monk Kidd’s gifts.
It is a marvel that this is Janice Hadlow’s first novel. I had to keep reminding myself I wasn’t actually reading Jane Austen.
With this trilogy, Mantel has simply redefined historical fiction. Cromwell may be gone, but long live Hilary Mantel.
Land ownership and religious observation play their part in this clever, insightful novel that digs deeply into our country’s conflicted origins.
As these women navigate what is decidedly a man’s world with feminine grace, ‘Valentine’ becomes a testament to the resilience of the female spirit.
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