The Arsonist
Sue Miller
A woman comes home to her small New Hampshire town just as someone starts setting fires. Sue Miller is so good on family and low-grade dread.
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★ 5Monogamy
Sue Miller
A long marriage, a sudden death, and a secret the widow uncovers. Tender and painfully true.
The Good Mother
Sue Miller
A divorced mother's custody fight turns on her own desire. Sue Miller is so good on the fault lines of family.
The Senator's Wife
Sue Miller
Two neighboring marriages, decades apart, quietly entangle. Sue Miller understands people so well.
★ 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.