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Ms. Richmond, I am so lucky to have received an ARC of the Marriage Pact. I really enjoyed it. I am curious to know about some of your favorite books that have been written in the last 10 years that deal with ordinary people being put in less than ideal situations (i.e., abduction) ? Books on topics that you like to write! I'd love to know a few of your favorites! Thanks!
Michelle Richmond
Dear Crumb,
Thank you so much for your note! What a great question. One of my favorite books of the last few years was Shine Shine Shine, by Lydia Netzer. Okay, so maybe the characters aren't entirely ordinary, as one is an astronaut, but the protagonist of the book is not the astronaut but his wife, who is left home alone with their children while his space mission goes awry. It's a strange, tender, exciting book. Then Wanderers (also with a space theme) is wonderful, as was Michael Faber's The Book of Strange New Things.
There are two memoirs by writers that I've read recently and highly recommend. The first is Dear Friend: From My Life I Write to You in Your Life, by Yiyun Li, and Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World, by Nell Stevens.
I always love reading books about space and science. One I'm in the middle of and absolutely love is Time Travel, by James Gleick.
Thank you so much for your note! What a great question. One of my favorite books of the last few years was Shine Shine Shine, by Lydia Netzer. Okay, so maybe the characters aren't entirely ordinary, as one is an astronaut, but the protagonist of the book is not the astronaut but his wife, who is left home alone with their children while his space mission goes awry. It's a strange, tender, exciting book. Then Wanderers (also with a space theme) is wonderful, as was Michael Faber's The Book of Strange New Things.
There are two memoirs by writers that I've read recently and highly recommend. The first is Dear Friend: From My Life I Write to You in Your Life, by Yiyun Li, and Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World, by Nell Stevens.
I always love reading books about space and science. One I'm in the middle of and absolutely love is Time Travel, by James Gleick.
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