Monday, July 18, 2016

Jessica Winter's six favorite books on girl power

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 Smith

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.
Read about another book on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue