Sleeper Reads
Newsweek, August, 2007 by Malcolm Jones and Anna Kuchment
You've perused "The Secret," devoured "The Diana Chronicles" and fallen under the spell of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Looking for your next beach read? Here are five worthy hardbacks that didn't make the best-seller lists but should have.
"Julia Child," by Laura Shapiro (Viking. $19.95) . A slim, elegant account of Child's journey from a file clerk on the verge of spinsterhood, to housewife, to French chef and beloved American cultural figure. Shapiro, a former NEWSWEEK staffer, writes in clear, fluid prose and doesn't shy away from Child's flaws and (only occasional) failures.
"The Master Bedroom," by Tessa Hadley (Henry Holt. $26) . A Russian-lit professor comes home to Wales to care for her aging mother and winds up choosing between...
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