is the author of The Good Mother and While I Was Gone.

This summer, she recommend you put the following on your list:

At Freddies and The Golden Child by Penelope Fitzgerald

At Freddies: "Fitzgerald...displays the English gift for understatement....Intriguing to the end." -- The Washington Post
$12.00 pb   

The Golden Child: Fitzgerald's first novel combines a deft comedy of manners with a classic mystery set in London's most refined institution--the museum.
$12.00 pb   

Véra: (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) by Stacey Schiff
Vera brings to life one of the greatest literary love stories of our time.
$14.95 pb   

PU-239 and Other Russian Fantasies by Ken Kalfus
"Imaginative, densely detailed stories that open a window in a world perhaps more remote now than ever before, Kalfus' crafty, nerve-rattling tales are among the most unusual and interesting now being written."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)
$22.00   

A Dangerous Friend by Ward Just
The beautifully constructed story of civilians who want to reform Vietnam. "Fabulous, tense and dramatic." -- LA Times
$13.00 pb   

Books selected specially for the summer by the staff and some literary and scholarly friends of Harvard Book Store.

Pick four...get five!
Buy any four books from this selection and Harvard Book Store will give you a $5 coupon off your next purchase*. Plus, we'll ship your books for free to your domestic summer destination.

See details here.

* coupon redeemable with in-store purchase only

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