Jessica Winter's first novel is Break in Case of Emergency. For The Week magazine she tagged six favorite books on girl power, including:NW by Zadie SmithRead about another book on the list.
Smith's 2012 masterpiece paints a wry and rueful portrait of contemporary Britain by zeroing in on a north London housing estate and a pair of lifelong friends: one hardworking but secretly reckless, the other all but sleepwalking through life. Their relationship is unforgettable; the fact that they never fully understand each other makes their mutual loyalty all the more moving.
--Marshal Zeringue
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