On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about the complex, full, and fascinating world of mature women's lives: Charlotte Wood's The Weekend and Larry Watson's The Lives of Edie Pritchard.
The Weekend, by Charlotte Wood, Riverhead
The Lives of Edie Pritchard, Larry Watson, Workman
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