Sweet Sorrow
David Nicholls
A boy falls for a girl in a summer Shakespeare production, and it's all the ache of first love. David Nicholls gets teenage feeling exactly right.
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David Nicholls
A husband tries to save his marriage on a family tour of Europe. Funny and sad in that very Nicholls way.
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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.
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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.