What Fiction are you reading this week, Jan. 10, 2021?

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Old Baggage by Lissa Evans is a really great story. It's a funny and bittersweet portrait of a woman in the 1920s who has never given up the fight for equality. In light of what's happening in our country right now, it's quite thought-provoking. Voters' rights, protests, fascists, the power of the media; they're all in there.

Peace Like a River was Leif Enger's debut novel. It's quite a stunner. Taking place in very rural Minnesota and the Dakotas in the early 1960s, some things happen that might really get your blood boiling. I wanted to jump right into the story and punch someone, and I'm an old peacenik. Heckuva tale.

I did want to say that I got The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency first season DVDs from the library and they are absolutely marvelous. Laughter and tears. Highly recommend.

What books would you recommend, or not, this week?