Hilary MantelJaap Robben’s Summer Brother, longlisted for the International Booker, has a disabled child at its centre and squares up to dangerous subjects. When her latest, Invisible Girl, finally lands on the doormat, I’ll lie about all day reading and forget all my woes. My other great love these days is for Carlo Rovelli, who is often called the poet of physics. And the second is Joan Silber, another compassionate, insightful writer, who deserves to be much better known in the UK. There are two recent satirical books that I couldn’t have loved more, partly for the jokes but also the glimpses of self-recognition.

Source: The Guardian June 05, 2021 06:56 UTC