NYT - Hardcover Fiction

New York Times - Hardcover Fiction

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Book cover for "The women"
Star rating for The women
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Notes:
#2 on the Hardcover Fiction list for 2024-11-24. Last week it was ranked 4. It has been on the list for 40 week(s).
Description:
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the...
Book cover for "James"
Star rating for James
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Notes:
#14 on the Hardcover Fiction list for 2024-11-24. Last week it was ranked 14. It has been on the list for 19 week(s).
Description:
"From Percival Everett--a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards--comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...