On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we feature two new novels that explore the often complicated terrain of motherhood. Our book critic Marion Winik on The Need by Helen Phillips and Strike the Heart by Amelie Nothomb.
The Need, by Helen Phillips, Simon and Schuster
Strike Your Heart, by Amelie Nothomb, Europa Editions
The next club meeting will be on Thursday, October 10 at 7 PM at Bird in Hand. The book of the month is A Particular Kind of Black Man by Tope Folarin - and the author plans to join us for the discussion!