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Sam
Allegra Goodman
★★★★· Published 2023· 336 pages
Follows a boy named Sam growing up over many years, in small tender increments. Allegra Goodman does ordinary life beautifully.
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Two cousins invent a comic-book superhero in the Golden Age while the war closes in on the family left behind in Europe. Chabon's sentences are a joy.
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Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a young teacher and an older married man. Kennedy writes tension you can feel in your chest. Excellent.
A Week in Winter
Maeve Binchy
Maeve Binchy's last novel — a cast of guests converging on a seaside inn on the Irish coast. Cozy in the best way.