The 10 best fiction books
by LUCY FELDMAN
Nov 26, 2018
3 minutes
1 THE MARS ROOM
Rachel Kushner
Romy Hall is a mother to a young son and a former dancer at a San Francisco strip club. She’s also starting two life sentences at a miserable women’s prison in California. Kushner, a two-time National Book Award finalist, slowly and deliciously unfolds the tapestry of Romy’s backstory—infusing mystery and humor in unlikely places—while interrogating the harsh realities of the U.S. prison system.
2 ASYMMETRY
Lisa Halliday
Halliday’s three-part novel debut
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