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John T. Hancock Author Of Murders on the Ski Slopes

From John's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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John T. Hancock Why John loves this book

"My Brilliant Friend" is the first of four books following the lives of fictional characters, Elena Greco, and her close friend, Raffaella Cerullo (Lila). The other three books are "The Story of a New Name", "Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay", and "The Story of the Lost Child". The books are full of well-crafted characters, with their lives set mainly in Naples. I read all four books back-to-back and loved them. An excellent translation by Ann Goldstein helped. The story carries you along, through ups and downs, but you really need to know how the relationships develop and how their lives pan out. A captivating read, and one I will remember for a long time.

By Elena Ferrante , Ann Goldstein (translator) ,

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28 authors picked My Brilliant Friend as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD IN ENGLISH WORLDWIDE

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From one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, comes this ravishing and generous-hearted novel about a friendship that lasts a lifetime. The story of Elena and Lila begins in the 1950s in a poor but…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Jacinta Halloran Author Of Dissection

From Jacinta's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Jacinta Halloran Why Jacinta loves this book

Hilarious, far fetched, outrageous and yet so wise and completely relatable. The most original exploration of female desire that you’ll ever find.

By Miranda July ,

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32 authors picked All Fours as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The New York Times bestselling author returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life

“A frank novel about a midlife awakening, which is funnier and more boldly human than you ever quite expect….the bravery of All Fours is nothing short of riveting.”—Vogue

“A novel that presses into that tender bruise about the anxiety of aging, of what it means to have a female body that is aging, and wanting the freedom to live a fuller life…Deeply funny and achingly true.” —LA Times
 
“All Fours possessed me.…


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