Monsier, Lawrence Durrell

The Alexandria Quartet may be the last Durrell I'll ever read.  This is TAQ in Avignon.

31. Dunster, John Mortimer (Audio, abridged)

Vintage Mortimer. Television documentary revives old antagonisms and questions about wartime atrocities.

30. Arrow of God, Chinua Achebe

The coming of the British and the new religion to Nigeria and the Igbo (Ibo). Excellent novel; part of African Writers Series.

19. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies, Alexander McCall Smith

Another enjoyable tale of the Ladies Number 1 Detective Agency. Mma Ramotswe is blackmailed, Charlie is saved from shady company, Mma Makutsi finds love.

17. Fortunate Son, Walter Mosley

Foster brothers, one black, one white, separated in childhood, brought together again as adults. Either a beach read (still, Mosley) or a parable for America.

15. Case Histories, Kate Atkinson

Part (multiple) family drama, part (multiple) crime story. Excellent mix.

13. Intrusions, Ursula Hegi

A novel within a novel, exploring creativity, reality, relationships. Funny, perceptive, a tour de force that is a great read. Just a fantastic book.

11. Ensemble, C'est Tout, Anna Gavalda (in French)

Good novel by author of I Wish Someone Was Waiting for Me Somewhere. Four lost souls make a "family." No detail left unwritten. 574 pp.