After years spent living on the run, Loo moves with her father Samuel to her mother's hometown. There she struggles to fit in and to unravel the mysteries surrounding Samuel's past. A riveting, complicated read.
If Karen Russell wrote stories set in the wilds of rural England rather than rural Florida, you might get something like Daisy Johnson's Fen--strange stories of girls growing up and on the outskirts of an unwelcoming world. Johnson writes with a cutting voice, elegantly dissecting daily injustices and incremental brutalizations, and the transformations women make to survive.
If you haven't read it or you've seen the show but haven't read the books- this is your time to pick it up. It's full of rugged Scottish charm, whirlwind romance, heartache, page turning adventure and well developed characters. You will fall in love with Claire, Jamie and the Scottish highlands, and you'll think of them every time you put it down. Truly a modern classic for a reason and one every book lover should pick up.
Do you need a laugh out loud read for the train, plane or beach? For a relaxing few hours catching a summer breeze? Take this book home for a wild, funny ride through Allan Karlsson's 100 years, and give it to a good friend when you are done. They will thank you.
I’m going to say something and you’ll think I’m making this up by I assure you I’m not. Ready? If you read this book you will be moved by descriptions of Marcel Marceau’s acts. Part meditation, part lyrical interpretation, part biography, Wan’s extended consideration of the world’s greatest mime is beautiful weird, like a photograph of a really leggy insect on a sharply outlined twig against a crisp woodland backdrop.
An absolutely brilliant essay collection covering race, motherhood, career, travel, and more. I don't usually take the time to appreciate individual lines in a book, but the sentences here had me stopping to savor each one.
A rare confluence of the perfect writer with the perfect subject. An invaluable, fascinating, beautifully-written work - on multiple levels.
Last summer, illustrator Eleanor Davis set out from Texas on her bike. Her goal? To bike all the way home to Georgia. This book collects the beautifully drawn comics she made of her trip. If you love art, the line work alone will make you swoon.
