33 of 55: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
First entry: Has this ever happened to you? You’re barreling along, caught up in the narrative of whatever novel you’ve …
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32 of 55: The Seduction of Water by Carol Goodman
Carol Goodman is a one-woman publishing phenomenon. Since 2002, she’s produced eight books—each a unique story, not part of a …
31 of 55: Saints and Sinners by Edna O’Brien
Saints and Sinners is a collection of Edna O’Brien’s recent short stories. I’ve read two of her novels—Wild Decembers (1999) …
Friends in High Places–and other books set in Venice
This one doesn’t count toward 55 @ 55. Just want to note—to myself!—that I’ve already read Donna Leon’s Friends in …
30 of 55: In a Strange City by Laura Lippman
Well, summer reading is here. These unseasonably hot days (and evenings) are a perfect excuse for more detective stories. In …
In praise of reading
A brief pause in praise of reading . . . Canadian-American novelist Carol Shields wrote in The Republic of Love: …
29 of 55: Every Day Is Mother’s Day by Hilary Mantel
I first encountered Hilary Mantel’s work in Wolf Hall, the 2009 bestselling historical novel about the rise of Thomas Cromwell, …
28 of 55: Two for Sorrow by Nicola Upson
Two for Sorrow is the third installment in Nicola Upson’s clever mystery series that imagines episodes from the life of …
27 of 55: Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
Lisa See‘s previous novel, Shanghai Girls, followed the lives of sisters Pearl and May, first in China (racing to escape …
26 of 55: Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear
This is the ninth book in the Maisie Dobbs series, and I’ve read them all. I discovered the series when …
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