The Nanny Diaries
NYU student Nan nannies four-year-old Grayer X on Park Avenue, caught between a demanding Mrs. X, an absent Mr. X, and a lonely child who needs her more than…
2,233-word summary · 10 min read
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The Casual Vacancy
Barry Fairbrother dies and leaves a Pagford council seat open, sparking an election, a class war over the Fields, and trouble for local teenagers.
2,571-word summary · 11 min read
Still Alice
Harvard professor Alice Howland faces early onset Alzheimer's and her family must adapt as memory fades.
2,477-word summary · 11 min read
Nineteen Minutes
Sterling High student Peter Haddon commits a school shooting and lawyer Jordan McAfee defends him while Josie Cormier hides truth.
2,267-word summary · 10 min read
Beartown
In a fading Swedish hockey town, a rape accusation against the junior star splits neighbors, families, and teammates over truth and loyalty.
2,201-word summary · 10 min read
The Devil Wears Prada
Andrea Sachs takes an assistant job for Miranda Priestly at Runway and loses herself.
3,203-word summary · 14 min read
A Man Called Ove
A grumpy widower plans to end his life after losing his wife, but new neighbors keep interrupting him. Backman blends grief, humor, and community in this…
2,473-word summary · 11 min read
My Sister's Keeper
Thirteen-year-old Anna sues her parents for medical emancipation so she can refuse to give her dying sister Kate a kidney.
2,332-word summary · 10 min read
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Eleanor keeps a rigid Glasgow routine until she and Raymond from IT help an old man who collapses in the street, and slowly remembers why.
2,277-word summary · 10 min read
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid's The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo explained: the seven marriages, old Hollywood, Celia and John, and the twist in Monique's story.
2,239-word summary · 10 min read
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo explained: Blomkvist at Vanger, Lisbeth Salander, the Vanger family secret, and the long mid-book hush.
2,254-word summary · 10 min read
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye explained: Holden's weekend in New York, the phony adults, Phoebe's carousel, and why readers keep coming back to him.
2,477-word summary · 11 min read