Anna Quindlen's 6 favorite books by contemporary female authors

Anna Quindlen's new novel is Alternate Side. One of her six favorite books by contemporary female authors, as shared at The Week magazine:

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson

Atkinson has also produced a series of crackerjack crime novels, and scored big several years ago with a time-bending tour de force called Life After Life. But her debut novel is unforgettable, the story of one existence interspersed with all those that touch it over time. First chapter: conception. First sentence: "I exist."

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Behind the Scenes at the Museum is among Kate Young's ten fictional feasts for Christmas, Miranda Doyle's ten top books about lies, Jenny Eclair's six best books, and Ester Bloom's top fifteen books everyone should read before having kids.

--Marshal Zeringue