Tag: boston

4 books with this tag.

The Art Forger

Barbara A. Shapiro · 2012

A disgraced Boston painter agrees to copy a Degas stolen from the Gardner Museum, then begins to suspect the original she is copying is itself a forgery.

2,117-word summary · 9 min read

Writers & Lovers

Lily King · 2020

A broke waitress in Boston grieves her mother, finishes a novel, and chooses between two men.

2,473-word summary · 11 min read

Things You Save in a Fire

Katherine Center · 2019

A Texas firefighter takes a job at an old Boston-area firehouse and moves in with her estranged mother while facing hazing, old trauma, and love.

2,967-word summary · 13 min read

Mystic River

Dennis Lehane · 2001

Three Boston friends reunite when one daughter is murdered.

2,230-word summary · 10 min read