I read everything Barbara
Kingsolver writes—and this novel is her best. Kingsolver illuminates the
challenges of life in rural Appalachia without judgment or pity, and creates a
character in Demon who leaps off the page and speaks with an authentic voice.
This novel, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2023, is loosely based
on Dickens’ classic David Copperfield and makes you care deeply about its
characters. It invites you to understand the ongoing opioid epidemic, the
foster care system, and the challenges of rural life with compassion.
I
finished this novel on a plane home, sat and contemplated it for the rest of my
flight—and then immediately started it again. Demon Copperhead—the character
and the book—are unforgettable.
Demon's story begins with his traumatic birth to a single mother in a single-wide trailer, looking 'like a little blue prizefighter.' For the life ahead of him he would need all of that fighting spirit, along with buckets of charm, a quick wit, and some unexpected talents, legal and otherwise.
In the southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, poverty isn't an idea, it's as natural as the grass grows. For a generation growing up in this world, at the heart of the modern opioid crisis, addiction isn't an abstraction, it's neighbours, parents, and friends. 'Family' could mean love, or reluctant foster…
Dahlia Lithwick writes with deep understanding, passion, and even humor
about the tumultuous months and years after the election of Donald Trump, and
about the determined, talented women lawyers who had the courage to stand up
for justice and the rule of law.
Obviously, the challenges posed by the Trump
administration have not diminished since the 2020 election, and this book is a thoroughly researched and engagingly written exploration of women who chose to
speak up for democracy, even if it meant losing their jobs and careers. It is
inspiring and hopeful, and who doesn’t need a little of that these days?
“Stirring…Lithwick’s approach, interweaving interviews with legal commentary, allows her subjects to shine...Inspiring.”—New York Times Book Review
“In Dahlia Lithwick’s urgent, engaging Lady Justice, Dobbs serves as a devastating bookend to a story that begins in hope.”—Boston Globe
Dahlia Lithwick, one of the nation’s foremost legal commentators, tells the gripping and heroic story of the women lawyers who fought the racism, sexism, and xenophobia of Donald Trump’s presidency—and won
After the sudden shock of Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016, many Americans felt lost and uncertain. It was clear he and his administration…
This novel is a sweeping generational story of life in India. It is also
a medical mystery novel, weaving seemingly unrelated stories and situations
into a surprising conclusion.
The language is rich and sensual, the characters
are honestly drawn, and the story is irresistible. This book encompasses
history, culture, art, love, loss, illness, and death without ever becoming
maudlin. It’s a long one, but definitely worth every moment.
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From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret
“One of the best books I’ve read in my entire life. It’s epic. It’s transportive . . . It was unputdownable!”—Oprah Winfrey, OprahDaily.com
The Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, the author of…
In the time since the COVID-19 pandemic ended,
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