The Other Bennet Sister
Janice Hadlow
Plain, overlooked Mary Bennet finally gets her own story, and it's lovely. If you're an Austen fan, this one's for you.
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★ 5Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
Kathleen Rooney
An 85-year-old former ad copywriter walks across Manhattan on New Year's Eve, remembering her whole dazzling life. I adored her.
★ 5Sandwich
Catherine Newman
Sandwich, by Catherine Newman, describes a family’s week-long vacation in Wellfleet and instantly transported me back. It’s funny, moving, and relatable, much like Newman herself (Aliza and I saw her speak in Boston a few weeks ago.) If you just finished All Fours and aren’t ready to stop thinking/reading about menopause, try Sandwich next.
Same As It Ever Was
Claire Lombardo
A big, engrossing novel about a stay-at-home mom coming undone, and the older woman whose friendship reshapes her life. Lombardo writes marriage and parenthood and loneliness better than almost anyone.