About the Book “Kristin Henderson . . . gives us the truth from the homefront in While They’re at War, a revealing and nonpartisan look at the military families behind the headlines. Fair warning: Even the joyful reunions can make you cry.” — Parade In this honest and heart-rending account, Kristin Henderson brings to [...]
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Everyman by Philip Roth
The introduction, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your group’s discussion of Pulitzer Prize–winning author Philip Roth’s extraordinary new novel, Everyman. About the Book “Old age isn’t a battle, old age is a massacre” has become the most frequently quoted line from Everyman. In this brief but [...]
Featherstone by Kirsty Gunn
About Featherstone Kirsty Gunn’s first novel, Rain, was praised by the New York Times as “exquisitely written . . . Every page expresses familiar feelings in ways that are unsentimental and entirely original”; the same resonant magnetism and emotional depth infuse Featherstone, the story of the mysterious disappearance of a young woman from a [...]
Pravda by Edward Docx
About the Book Inspired by the author’s own family history, Pravda is a haunting chronicle of suspicion and loss, love and loyalty, and the destructive legacy of deceit. Thirty-two-year-old Gabriel Clarke arrives in St. Petersburg from London to find his mother dead in her apartment. Reeling from grief, Gabriel and his twin Isabella bury [...]
