


Working by Robert A Caro (Knopf)
Central escape: Put yourself in the shoes of the US’ most recognised biographer. Synopsis: The Power Broker author Robert A Caro became a successful non-fiction writer in the US through a journalistic approach to truth (“Can it be verified?”) and novelworthy prose. His new book provides a peek into how he manages it all: hard work and a brilliant wife. Best line: “Interviews: Silence is the weapon, silence and people’s need to fill it — as long as the person isn’t you, the interviewer.”
Furious Hours by Casey Cep (Knopf)


Three Women by Lisa Taddeo (Simon & Schuster)
Central escape: Take your pick of perspectives: an unloved housewife, a student in love with her teacher or a restaurateur with a voyeuristic husband. Synopsis: Lisa Taddeo tracked three women and conducted thousands of hours of interviews with them to understand, and portray, the nuances of female desire. Best line: “She wipes her eyes and walks out and passes the rest of her senior year like a kidney stone.”
