I agree about Ann Tyler and Anita Shreve - another is Jane Smiley, especially "A Thousand Acres".
I have just re read "East of Eden" and "The Grapes of Wrath" and remembered why I love Steinbeck!
Have you read "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tart yet, Anya? It is completely gripping.
I can read a book in a day, but I read very fast - great asset for an English graduate / teacher!
Good Morning Thursday 12th November 2026
Ancestry - Is it worth it for only researching fifty missing years?


