Jean Stafford: The Mountain Lion
The most recent #NYRBWomen24 book that we finished was Jean Stafford’s The Mountain Lion, and it is not at all what I was expecting . . . in a good way!
Alice Munro: “Working for a Living”
Betsy continues her trek through Alice Munro’s work by looking at “Working for a Living,” from The View from Castle Rock.
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
I just finished reading Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None for the fourth time, and I still love it.
Olga Tokarczuk: “Woman, Frog, and Devil”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Olga Tokarczuk’s “Woman, Frog, and Devil,” translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
Alice Munro: “The Wilds of Morris Township”
Betsy continues her trek through Alice Munro’s work by looking at “The Wilds of Morris Township,” from The View from Castle Rock.
Françoise Gilot and Carlton Lake: Life with Picasso
For #NYRBWomen24 we just finished Life with Picasso, by Françoise Gilot and Carlton Lake, a fascinating, rich memoir of Gilot’s decade as Picasso’s partner.
Alice Munro: “Illinois”
Betsy continues her trek through Alice Munro’s work by looking at “Illinois,” from The View from Castle Rock.