Elliott Holt recommends
The Incredible Events in Women's Cell Number 3 (2023)
Kira Yarmysh
"The Incredible Events in Women's Cell Number 3 captures the absurdity of the Russian criminal justice system, but this gripping novel is more than an indictment of corruption. In Kira Yarmysh's confident hands, Women's Cell Number 3 becomes a vivid microcosm of contemporary Russia."
The From-Aways (2014)
C J Hauser
"CJ Hauserâs debut novel, The From-Aways, is as charming, salty and fresh as its setting in small-town Maine. Through her spunky heroines, Leah and Quinn, who have both come to Maine to find roots, Hauser tells an affecting story about lobsters, loyalty and love."