Sunday Books: coverage for May 29, 2011
- 1
Historian David McCullough chronicles the exploits of adventurous U.S. citizens in 1800s France.
- 2
The former secretary of State skillfully analyzes the history of U.S.-China relations but offers only general advice on the future.
- 3
Jackie Kennedy. Liza Minnelli. Laura Bush. These are a few of the women she co-opts as spokeswomen for her thoughts about the psychic states of America.
- 4
The history of Martha’s Vineyard inspires a novel about a young Puritan woman’s refusal to be treated as second-best and the perspective she gained from a native man.
- 5
The collected writings from the last wife of Henry VIII, edited by Janel Mueller, constitute a valuable resource in studying women of her era.
- 6
When teen beauty pageant contestants crash-land on an island, mayhem and fashion sense collide in this brainy young-adult novel.
- 7
‘The Convert’ by Deborah Baker; ‘The Sojourn’ by Andrew Krivak; ‘This Life Is in Your Hands’ by Melissa Coleman
- 8
Josephine Angelini’s ‘Starcrossed’ and Meg Cabot’s ‘Abandon’ find fresh inspiration in Greek mythology.
