Sarah McCraw Crow recommends
The Hidden Life of Aster Kelly (2023)
Katherine A Sherbrooke
"With a setting that ranges from late-'40s Hollywood, its glamour, machinations, and dark secrets, to a gritty mid-'70s New York City full of Broadway hopefuls, The Hidden Life of Aster Kelly is an immersive, tender story about the long journey back to our true selves, and to finding real love. In creating Aster Kelly, Katherine Sherbrooke has given us a singular and unforgettable character."
The Golden Season (2022)
Madeline Kay Sneed
"Madeline Kay Sneed has written a Friday Night Lights for a new generation, a heartfelt story of finding yourself, coming out, and coming home...A tender, bighearted exploration of family, first love, and faith, with a gorgeously evoked west Texas landscape as backdrop."
A Sunday in Ville-d'Avray (2021)
Dominique Barbéris
"Quiet but suspenseful, A Sunday in Ville-d’Avray tells the story of two sisters. As one sister recounts a strange episode from years before, the other’s perceptions begin to change. It’s an atmospheric and brooding novel, with secret desires and hidden regrets, images of Paris and its suburbs, and Barbéris’s prose evoking the psychological suspense of Henry James and Anita Brookner. Perfect for fans of Tessa Hadley and Alice Munro."
