On this episode of The Weekly Reader, we review a pair of new novels that redefine the concept of a "quiet" retirement.
Women in Sunlight, Frances Mayes, Crown
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions, Mario Giordano, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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On this episode of The Weekly Reader, we review a pair of new novels that redefine the concept of a "quiet" retirement.
Women in Sunlight, Frances Mayes, Crown
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions, Mario Giordano, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt