📙The best new books in May 2023, from Tom Hanks' debut novel to Emma Cline's The Guest
Renowned economist Dr Linda Yueh looks at past financial crashes – from the Wall Street Crash to the dot com boom and bust and theI’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was by Ruby Waxdid not expect to be writing – but neither did she anticipate checking into a mental health clinic last year.The Rooster House by Victoria Belimis both a fascinating insight into the country’s complex history and an engrossing read in which the author tries to unearth a long-held secret.
The book won the Costa First Novel award and The British Book Awards Debut of the Year, found itself on the shortlist for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Waterstones Book of the Year, and was longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize.was – and is still – incredibly humbling,” says Azumah Nelson, a former Apple store employee who dedicated his days off to writing. “It’s a joyful thing that something I could write in a private space could be received in the public sphere like that.
“I also wanted to write something bigger, not necessarily in size but in scope – not just focusing on the shared connection between two people, but the people which make them too, the communities they occupy. These questions and ideas were my north stars.”“Stephen and Eric’s relationship [in] gave me room to explore the similarities and divergences of a father and son, in big and small ways, from the similarities in mannerisms, to how their notions of ambitions are different,” he says.
“It felt like such rich, fertile ground for exploration, thinking especially of our parents’ stories, what they are able to tell us and what, for whatever reason – grief or shame or lack of space – they are unable to tell us, and in turn how that affects our understanding of the people they are.”is lyrical, tender and unforgettable; it will come as little surprise if it receives just as many accolades.
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