The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives Fiction_Gift_Guide Atwood proves herself a gleefully

Atwood proves herself a gleefully acute observer of the treacherous shoals of friendship

even if that sometimes involves kidnap and murder

uncovering the crucial legacy of the ever-present

" —Sarah Lyall

Hawkins deeply explores the role of racism-triggered childhood trauma and chronic stress in shortening his ancestors' lives

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