Muriel Spark: The Bachelors
The next book in my Muriel Spark reading project is her fifth: 1960’s The Bachelors.
1960s
Muriel Spark: The Ballad of Peckham Rye
I continue with my project to read all of Muriel Spark’s novels in chronological order with her 1960 novel The Ballad of Peckham Rye.
Antonio Di Benedetto: The Suicides
With The Suicides, NYRB Classics and Esther Allen have brought us Antonio Di Benedetto’s complete Trilogy of Expectation.
Daphne du Maurier: The House on the Strand
My thoughts on Daphne du Maurier’s 1969 time travel novel, The House on the Strand.
Dorothy B. Hughes: The Expendable Man
The most recent book for #NYRBWomen24 was Dorothy B. Hughes’s 1963 crime novel, The Expendable Man
Penelope Mortimer: The Pumpkin Eater
The latest book for #NYRBWomen24 was Penelope Mortimer’s 1962 novel, The Pumpkin Eater.
Jessica Mitford: Hons and Rebels
My latest read for #NYRBWomen24 was Jessica Mitford’s 1960 memoir Hons and Rebels.
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.
MacDonald Harris: Mortal Leap
MacDonald Harris’s 1964 novel Mortal Leap is back in print for the first time since . . . well, 1964, thanks to the great series Recovered Books from Boiler House Press. It’s certainly worth your time!