Top of the list, I
most humbly suggest, “Gateway to the Moon,” the latest novel by Mary Morris.
Set aside the
disclaimer (I am married to the author). This novel is killing it in reviews, lists, word
of mouth. It’s the World Wide Web, they tell me, so here’s a trailer for you:
I’ve written about
the book before in this space, so I'm not going to go on about character, plot,
setting.
Rather, let me say
that if there is one thing I think we can all use is a great read – that rejects
the impulse to add your cry to the partisan sinkhole that now defines so much
of American publishing.
Now’s the time to
read important books. Not the latest screed, ripped-from-the-headlines
political tract. But an honest to God work of art that will thrill you, make
you cry and keep you amazed from the time you pick it up to the time you regretfully
put it down.
That’s “Gateway to
the Moon.” Buy the book and enter summer bliss reading space.
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