All of the disparate books on my list contain characters, scenes or voices that linger long past the last page of their stories.
Maureen CorriganProlonged travel in the alternate world of books can also make a reader more prone to fantasy thinking and estranged from his or her โrealโ life.
Maureen CorriganTo read Helen Macdonald's memoir, H Is for Hawk, is to feel as though Emily Bronte just turned up at your door, trailing all the windy, feral outdoors into your living room.
Maureen CorriganFlawless . . . Tightly choreographed . . . Shipstead gains entry into exclusive worlds and trains her opera glasses on private social rituals, as well as behind-the-scenes hanky panky . . . Similar to classic ballet, the power of Astonish Me arises out of the pairing of a melodramatic storyline with scrupulously executed range of movement . . . Shipstead sweeps you into this insider world of sweat, narcissism, and short-lived magic . . . Transcendent.
Maureen Corrigan