As the leaves begin to fall and the year winds down, it's only natural for our thoughts to turn introspective. The same holds true for November's must-read new books, where mothers-to-be fight for bodily autonomy, a shape-shifter ponder the nature of identity, a memoirist with PTSD considers the fate of survivors, and a journalist debates the status of the life-altering novel.
‘Freya’ by Anthony Quinn
World War II is over and aspiring writer Freya Wyley is trying to find her place in London alongside her newly-minted friend Nancy. Through career struggles and personal falling outs, drug experimentation, and the sexual revolution, the duo grow as women and friends in this clever, cinematic coming-of-age novel from the former film critic of the Independent.
Freya by Anthony Quinn, $12, amazon.com on November 7. BUY
