The View from Strawberry Hill: today's beauties

books I'm reading

The Memory Palace by Mira Birtok
Room by Emma Donoghue (told from the point of view of a 4-5 year old)
The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris (unusual but interesting premise: the main character has a walking affliction)
Swim Back to Me by Ann Packer
As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto (as a foodie and resident of Cambridge, loved this book)
The Widower's Tale by Julia Glass
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (complete series) by Alexander McCall Smith
Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro (short stories)
The Story Sisters: A Novel by Alice Hoffman
The Believers by Zoe Heller
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski (yes, Oprah is right, it's a great book. You'll never look at dogs the same way again.)
Golden Grove by Francine Prose (from point of view of girl whose sister dies unexpectedly. Was lighter than I expected given the subject matter)
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (loved it)
The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman (intriguing futuristic setting)
The Suicide Index by Joan Wickersham
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion