off the books

Each week, members of our Reading Society share their best recent read. Join us at theafterword.ca

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett is an essay collection about her life and how she got to be the wonderful writer she is today. Dorothy Van Dusen, Ottawa

I am halfway through Book 2, Early Warning, of Jane Smiley’s trilogy spanning 100 years of American life. Smiley is a savvy social critic and hypnotic writer. Bonnie Goldberg, Toronto,

God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson A companion book to my favourite book last year, Life after Life Atkinson is close to the top of my fav authors. Diane Welch, Calgary, Alta.

I am reading a delightfully written book by Jane Gardam, Old Filth (Filth stands for, “Failed in London Try Hong Kong”). Paula Marion Montgomery, Bridgetown, N.S.

Orphanage 41 by Victor Malorek. Absolutely riveting, his first foray into fiction. The story of a young man from Edmonton, and his journey through The Ukraine. Patti Gaetan, Burlington, Ont.