Milk Fed
Melissa Broder
A woman with an eating disorder falls for a zaftig Orthodox Jewish woman at a frozen-yogurt shop. Broder is filthy, funny, and raw.
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A woman on the brink falls in love with a merman. Weirder and hornier than you're expecting, and smarter too — it's really about longing and self-destruction.
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Virginia Evans
The protagonist of this beautiful novel is a 73-year-old woman processing her life — and regrets — through letters. It’s poignant but not saccharine, specific but universally appealing. I dare you not to cry.
Tom Lake
Ann Patchett
An older woman tells her daughters about the summer she spent performing alongside — and falling in love with — a now-famous actor. My friend Anna said her husband adored this book just as much as she did — impressive, considering he typically reads business non-fiction.