18 Must-Read Books to Pick Up This August
A cross continental food adventure, a gritty drama of complicated fatherhood, Curtis Sittenfeld's haunting tale of a twin's supernatural gift and more
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The Light in the Ruins
By Chris Bohjalian
320 pages;
Doubleday
While WWII rages in the Italian hills, members of the Rosati family take refuge inside their luxurious villa—until their home is overcome by Nazi soldiers. Fast-forward to 1955, when a female investigator must figure out who has it in for the family all these years later.
— Abbe Wright
Published 07/31/2013
