Lillian
Lillian likes variety in what she reads, mostly literary fiction, but also nonfiction and mystery. She likes stories with well-developed characters and interesting locations and loves accents when listening to audiobooks. Lillian recommends...
Orbital by The winner of the 2024 Booker Prize is a beautifully told story of six astronauts on a nine month space station mission. The story follows one day in which they view sunrise and sunset sixteen times and examines life, identity, and the universe through the eyes of a scientist struggling with both personal and professional dilemmas.
I Dreamed of Falling by A well-crafted thriller with authentic characters trying their best to redeem themselves from past mistakes. A journalist investigates the death of his partner and the mother of his child and in the process learns things about his family he never knew.
Big Time by A fast-paced thriller that explores the balance between scientific advancement and ethics. The story of two women, one who has been kidnapped and the other who is determined to find out why.
The Mighty Red by Pulitzer Prize winner Erdrich beautifully explores and skilfully combines tragedy and love in this story of agricultural pollution, mental health issues, Indigenous rights and trauma. A terrific cast of characters and a well described setting in the beet farming country of North Dakota render this a truly satisfying tale.
Sandwich by Narrated by Rocky, this is a tale of a menopausal woman filled with rage and regret, spending a week in the Cape Cod cottage the family has been visiting for years. Three generations—Rocky and her husband, their adult daughter and son, and his girlfriend, and Rocky’s parents—all squeeze into the house and explore memories and secrets.
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