As the days get darker I enjoy curling up with a good book. Here are some recent fall releases that I have enjoyed; maybe one or two will find their way to your to-be-read pile.
If you like novels that are stylistically complex, then try The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride. McBride’s inventive writing style has been compared to James Joyce. This, her second novel, chronicles an affair between a young acting student and an older, established actor. The Lesser Bohemians is an atmospheric, emotional read.
By Gaslight, written by Canadian author Steven Price, is a richly detailed historical account of William Pinkerton’s trip to Victorian London in search of a criminal named Edward Shade. If you love dense, historical fiction with lots of detail and atmospheric descriptions, give this a try.
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith will appeal to readers who like books about art – in this case, a fictionalized 17th-century Dutch painter named Sara de Vos and a modern-day art restorer who paints a very convincing forgery.
For a non-fiction pick, try The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House 1918-1939. Adrian Tinniswood is a historian, and this book chronicles the rise and fall of the English country house.
