Take a look at my year in books. The good, the bad, the long, the short—it’s all here.
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan’s symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness provides all the satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we have come to expect from this master of English prose.
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be
forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and
continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.
Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock
stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go-Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's the rock and roll she
loves most. By the time she's twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes
people do crazy things.
5/5 • Historical Fiction • Favorites of the Year • Buy
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A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão by Martha Batalha
Euridice is young, beautiful and ambitious, but when her rebellious sister Guida elopes, she sets her own aspirations
aside and vows to settle down as a model wife and daughter. And yet as her husband's professional success grows, so does
Euridice's feeling of restlessness.
5/5 • Historical Fiction • Favorites of the Year • Buy
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Now it's your turn. I know 2020 was a difficult year, but tell me, was it a productive year in terms of reading for you?
