Atonement
By Ian McEwan
Anchor, $14.95
A young girl in 1930s England makes a wild accusation against a friend of the family, and her life is forever haunted by it.
The Complete Persepolis
By Marjane Satrapi
Pantheon, $24.95
This graphic novel is the story of Marjane Satrapi’s struggle growing up in Iran at the beginning of the Islamic Revolution.
The Soldier’s Pen: Firsthand Impressions of the Civil War
By Robert E. Bonner
Hill and Wang, $17
Letters and paintings are woven together to tell the intimate experiences of 16 soldiers fighting in the Civil War.
The Things That Matter: What Seven Classic Novels Have to Say About the Stages of Life
By Edward Mendelson
Anchor, $14
Essays that explore love, parenthood and the future.
Sacred Games
By Vikram Chandra
HarperPerennial, $16.95
A tale of the Mumbai criminal underworld and 20th Century India.
Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
By Antonia Fraser
Anchor, $16.95
Explores the powerful French ruler’s relationships with, among others, his mother, numerous mistresses and his sisters-in-law.
Twelve Days: The Story of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
By Victor Sebestyen
Vintage, $15.95
Using official documents and family diaries, a Hungarian journalist tells of the doomed battle against the Soviets during the Cold War.
Love Over Scotland
By Alexander McCall Smith
Anchor, $13.95
The third novel in the 44 Scotland Street series, picking up where “Espresso Tales” left off.
