Our latest book reviews at Maclean’s:
- Marie Curie and Her Daughters, by Shelley Emling, review by Dafna Izenberg.
- Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle, by the countess of Carnarvon, review by Patricia Treble.
- NW, by Zadie Smith, review by Dafna Izenberg.
- Confront and Conceal: Obama’s Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power, by David E. Sanger, review by Michael Petrou
- The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace, by Lynn Povich, review by Anne Kingston
- Every Love Story is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace, by D.T. Max, review by Colin Campbell.
Bestsellers last week:
Fiction
1 | SWEET TOOTH by Ian McEwan |
(1) |
2 | THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY by Rachel Joyce |
1 (6) |
3 | THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY by Louise Penny |
(1) |
4 | A DANCE WITH DRAGONS by George R.R. Martin |
5 (61) |
5 | GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn |
4 (5) |
6 | IN ONE PERSON by John Irving |
2 (18) |
7 | THE KINGMAKER’S DAUGHTER by Philippa Gregory |
3 (2) |
8 | THE EMPEROR OF PARIS by C.S. Richardson |
8 (2) |
9 | LIONEL ASBO by Martin Amis |
6 (2) |
10 | NW by Zadie Smith |
(1) |
Non-fiction
1 | THE SECOND WORLD WAR Antony Beevor |
1 (13) |
2 | QUIET by Susan Cain |
5 (4) |
3 | DEARIE by Bob Spitz |
3 (3) |
4 | DOUBLE CROSS by Ben MacIntyre |
2 (6) |
5 | THE WORLD OF DOWNTON ABBEY by Jessica Fellowes |
9 (32) |
6 | A DAUGHTER’S TALE by Mary Soames |
6 (5) |
7 | END OF GROWTH by Jeff Rubin |
7 (17) |
8 | ROAD TO VALOUR by Aili and Andres McConnon |
8 (5) |
9 | PARIS: A LOVE STORY by Kati Marton |
(1) |
10 | 28 SECONDS by Michael Bryant |
10 (2) |
LAST WEEK (WEEKS ON LIST)
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