Mobility
Lydia Kiesling
A quietly damning novel that follows one woman's career into the oil industry. Kiesling makes ambition and complicity feel intimate.
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The Golden State
Lydia Kiesling
There are many cliche ways to describe this book—"raw," "unflinchingly honest," "brave," etc., etc.—but that would be a waste, because The Golden State is anything but cliche. It's written stream-of-consciousness, which is a bold choice, especially since most of Daphne's attention is spent on the mundane aspects of motherhood: feeding her daughter, Honey, entertaining Honey, keeping Honey reasonab
★ 5The Correspondent
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.