'H
Is for Hawk'
By HELEN MACDONALD
Reviewed by VICKI CONSTANTINE CROKE
In "H Is
for Hawk," Helen Macdonald recounts her efforts to train a notoriously
difficult bird of prey in the wake of her beloved father's sudden death.
Richard
Price: By the Book
The author of
"Clockers" and, as Harry Brandt, "The Whites" regrets
reading "Sophie's Choice" in 1982: "Never ever read a powerful
novel when you're trying to write a novel of your own."
'Fatherland:
A Family History'
Written and
illustrated by NINA BUNJEVAC
Reviewed by ANYA ULINICH
How the
actions of the author's father, a violent Serbian nationalist, shaped her
family's life.
'Funny
Girl'
By NICK HORNBY
Reviewed by JOHN WILLIAMS
Nick Hornby's
ingénue pursues her dream of fame in 1960s London.
'Head
of State'
By ANDREW MARR
Reviewed by LEO CAREY
A darkly
comic tale of deception and skullduggery at 10 Downing Street.
'West
of Sunset'
By STEWART O’NAN
Reviewed by CARYN JAMES
Stewart O'Nan
imagines Fitzgerald in Hollywood.
'Mark
Twain's America' and 'Huck Finn's America'
By BRENDA WINEAPPLE
Two books
about Mark Twain and his masterpiece explore his continuing relevance.
'Amnesia'
By PETER CAREY
Reviewed by LAWRENCE OSBORNE
Peter Carey's
political thriller centers on cyber-saboteurs and the Australian left.
'The
Evil Hours'
By DAVID J. MORRIS
Reviewed by JENNIFER PERCY
An analysis of
PTSD and how the culture responds to it shows effects that extend well beyond
the individual sufferer.
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