Helene Williams
Trapeze
Simon Mawer’s (The Glass Room) latest gift to his avid followers is the first of a projected two-volume novel about…
Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman
Editors' choice
The timespan of this beautifully written and translated novella is less than an hour — the time it takes for…
The O’Briens
Behrens follows up his Governor General’s award-winning Law of Dreams with a multi-generational family saga. At the turn of the…
Dreams of My Russian Summers
Winner of both the Prix Goncourt and Prix Medici in 1995, Makine’s lyrical novel about homeland, memory, and belonging is…
No One Is Here Except All of Us
It’s 1939, and in the small Jewish town of Zalischik, Romania, the villagers know that bad things are happening in…
Dying in the Wool
In post-World War I England, there’s a young woman of independent means who lost her beloved during the war, who…
Velazquez and the Surrender of Breda: The Making of a Masterpiece
Diego Velazquez is perhaps best known for his rendering of one of the few Spanish victories during the long war…
The Song of Achilles
Editors' choice
Whether you are fascinated by the history and the people of The Iliad, or you’re looking for an achingly good…
The Pianist in the Dark
Maria Theresa von Paradis was the musically talented daughter and only child of the secretary of the Empress of Austria.…
The Woman Who Heard Color
Lauren O’Farrell’s job in present-day New York as an “art detective” is to track down pieces lost during World War…
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