The Calligrapher–Edward Docx
Funny and erudite. Womanizing Jasper Jackson has been commissioned to do the calligraphy for 30 of Donne’s poems. The poetry–and analysis thereof–provide the one thread of constancy throughout a book of inconstancy. Complete with labrythine surprises. Recommend highly.
Brick Lane–Monica Ali
The last few lines made me teary. Very funny and wry, lots of heartbreak. One of the better diaspora-themed books I’ve read.