Clarke, Susanna The Ladies of Grace Adieu
Darnton The Darwin Conspiracy Pretty good. Parallel stories: one of Darwin’s travels and the interpersonal politics on the Beagle, one of a modern-day researcher tracking info about why Darwin became such a hypochondriac and why he took so long to publish (hint: because he felt so guilty… and why was that…?)
Frank, Judith Crybaby Butch
Gruen, Sara Water for Elephants Distraught after his parents’ sudden death, Jacob, a young vet, hops a train that turns out to belong to the Benzini Brothers circus, a dark, rough world of charismatic psychopaths, smart animals, and a beautiful woman in pink spangles. Totally absorbing account of life “on the show” during the early Great Depression. Stressful b/c of the evil mania and casual cruelty of the ringmaster and the head of the menagerie. Told as memories of elderly Jacob, now in his 90’s.
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