In the middle of World War II, Irene Woodward escapes an abusive fiancé to join […]
The Postcard, by Anne Berest
I kind of wish that everyone had a writer in the family who could do […]
The Midnight News, by Jo Baker
Charlotte Richmond, the protagonist of Jo Baker’s affecting novel, The Midnight News, seems to carry […]
The Snow Hare, by Paula Lichtarowicz
Trigger warning for rape. As she lies dying, Lena drifts through time. She sees her […]
All the Broken Places, by John Boyne
Trigger warnings for domestic violence and child abuse. Gretel Fernsby has a secret, one that […]
Mercury Pictures Presents, by Anthony Marra
I’ve come to expect great things of Anthony Marra, after being absolutely blown away by […]
The Kitchen Front, by Jennifer Ryan
Trigger warning for brief domestic violence and emotional abuse. In her note at the end […]
What They Didn’t Burn, by Mel Laytner
Josef Lajtner rarely spoke of what happened to him between 1940 and 1945. His son, […]
Will, by Jeroen Olyslaegers
Jeroen Olyslaeger’s Will presents a complicated portrait of a man who was caught between the […]
Estoril, by Dejan Tiago-Stanković
Although Dejan Tiago-Stanković’s Estoril is named for the Hotel Palácio Estoril, the plot is all […]