Sometimes, daily life can be a bit much- politics, climate change, the PANDEMIC! It’s a lot. On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review a pair of Historical Novels that promise to take you away from your cares and transport you to another century: Lauren Groff's Matrix and Sarah Ferguson's Her Heart for a Compass.
Historical Fiction: Escape to Another Century
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