Oh, how I loved this novel.
An Australian (Tasmanian?)’s take on the Burma Railway and the brutal treatment of Australian PoWs in World War II.
But more than that: A love story; love stories.
Beautiful.
Author’s webpage: The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Richard Flanagan
Intertwined lives of Missouri twins Vi and Daisy/Kate – with an added twist of ESP.
Author’s webpage: Sisterland – Curtis Sittenfeld
Good, but not as good as Olive Kitteridge….
Author’s webpage: My Name is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout
Fictional retelling of the Illugastaðir murders and the life and death of one of the accused, Agnes Magnúsdóttir who, in 1830, was the last woman to be executed in Iceland.
Author’s webpage: Burial Rites – Hannah Kent
A wonderful novel – one of those books that leaves you feeling slightly bereft when you get to the end.
I’ve brought it back from Walton to lend on, and made me all the more determined to lay my hands on a copy of My Name Is Lucy Barton, which is the Elizabeth Strout novel I put on my To Read list way back when….
Elizabeth Strout’s writing reminds me of Maggie O’Farrell and Kate Atkinson (in Life after Life mode).
Author’s webpage: Olive Kitteridge – Elizabeth Strout