August 23, 2023
Another Week in Paradise
A+ vacation reads last week. Laura Lippman never disappoints. I LOVE Sue Miller and am reading through her backlist; this one was my favourite Marian Keyes novel I’ve ever read, about a depressive Private Investigator trying to find a member of a reunited boy band all the while experiencing suicidal ideation; my fourth Barbara Trapido novel, a contemporary story told in the fantastical structure of a Shakespearean comedy; THE GREAT CIRCLE, which I did enjoy but skimmed in parts; Andrew O’Hagan’s truly beautiful story of lifelong friendship; and William Trevor, William Trevor Forever! I love him.
Excellent summer reading! I just re-read Sue Miller’s The Lakeshore Limited and wow, it’s even better second time around. (I saw it at the library and couldn’t remember if I’d already read it.) I’ve also read Mayflies and loved it. Oh, and William Trevor — any of them, always. I saw Fools of Fortune on our bookshelves a few weeks ago and thought it might be time to revisit.
I read THE LAKESHORE LIMITED earlier this year—she’s just so great (and definitely under-celebrated).