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Matters of Honor
Louis Begley
★★★★· Published 2007· 320 pages
Three mismatched roommates at 1950s Harvard, and what loyalty and ambition do to them over the years. Quiet, precise, and very Henry James in the best way.
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★ 5Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
Kathleen Rooney
An 85-year-old former ad copywriter walks across Manhattan on New Year's Eve, remembering her whole dazzling life. I adored her.
Trust Exercise
Susan Choi
High school theater kids, a love affair, and then a second section that pulls the rug out. A slippery, smart novel about who owns a story.
The Margot Affair
Sanaë Lemoine
The teenage daughter of a French politician's mistress decides to blow up the secret. Elegant and quietly explosive.