Your friends at the Arlington Book Club have diligently made time to study the latest novels while enjoying our habitual martinis. As always, we are keen to share our recommendations — starting with our October selection, Son of Nobody by Yann Martel. The author’s first new novel in a decade, it tells the story of Harlow Donne, a Canadian academic. When he took a job at Oxford, he discovered a fragment of a long-lost epic. He tries to make sense of that in England while grappling with leaving his wife and daughter back in Canada. behind. Here’s what else we’ve been reading; if you have any recommendations, simply reply to this email.
Agrippa, by Robert Harris
Whistler, by Ann Patchett
My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante
The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand
Wild Swans, by Jung Chang
The Pupil, Caro Fraser
Switzy, by Emma Cline
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