By: Sittenfeld, Curtis
The summary says most of what you need to know about plot, leaving out only that this is a novel about sphinx-like first lady Laura Bush. What *must* she think of it all? The bulk of the novel, and the best part, deals with the early life of Alice Blackwell, the LB-surrogate, in the days before her husband became first a governor, then POTUS. Sittenfeld gives some sympathetic insight into how someone could find herself living a life “in opposition to itself.” This novel will make you want to read bios of Laura Bush, as well as more fiction by Curtis Sittenfeld.
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By: Alexander McCall Smith
Mma Ramotswe’s good humor and good will continue to shine, and Alexander McCall Smith continues to find engaging, non-life-threatening mysteries for her to solve in this ninth book of the series (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency) set in Botswana. This novel particularly touches on telling the truth (and how to react when people don’t) and deciding what to believe is the truth.
Look for Jilly from Philly as Precious Ramotswe in the forthcoming BBC adaptation of the series.
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