The Good Mother
Sue Miller
A divorced mother's custody fight turns on her own desire. Sue Miller is so good on the fault lines of family.
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★ 5The Arsonist
Sue Miller
A woman comes home to her small New Hampshire town just as someone starts setting fires. Sue Miller is so good on family and low-grade dread.
★ 5Monogamy
Sue Miller
A long marriage, a sudden death, and a secret the widow uncovers. Tender and painfully true.
The Senator's Wife
Sue Miller
Two neighboring marriages, decades apart, quietly entangle. Sue Miller understands people so well.
★ 5The Correspondent
Virginia Evans
The protagonist of this beautiful novel is a 73-year-old woman processing her life — and regrets — through letters. It’s poignant but not saccharine, specific but universally appealing. I dare you not to cry.
Tom Lake
Ann Patchett
An older woman tells her daughters about the summer she spent performing alongside — and falling in love with — a now-famous actor. My friend Anna said her husband adored this book just as much as she did — impressive, considering he typically reads business non-fiction.