FT Weekend Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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James Joyce's Ulysses has repeatedly been declared one of — if not the — greatest novels of the 20th century. Now 100 years old, it has only grown in importance during that century, says novelist Colm Tóibín. Why? https://t.co/rc75OzbX5K

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Those who enjoy literary non-fiction should check out Carl Wilkinson's selection of the top new titles of 2022 – including @KeironPim's Endless Flight, @irenevalmore's Papyrus and @andrea_wulf's Magnificent Rebels #booksof2022 📚https://t.co/wAZBQjwpHm

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Frances Hodgson Burnett's childhood favourite The Secret Garden has enchanted generations of readers. Now, access to the plot that inspired the literary classic is up for grabs with this Kent mews house, on the market for £845,000 https://t.co/3bucwczP59

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Maggie O'Farrell's novel Hamnet lifted Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway and his children Hamnet, Judith and Susanna 'from the footnotes of literary history and [sent] them tumbling across the pages in vivid, breathing detail'. Now, it hits the stage https://t.co/Rd7bcTNIcM

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Step inside Rosings Park, the enormous country house where Lady Catherine de Bourgh lives in Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice – the subject of this week's Fantasy Home column: https://t.co/6t3nwOyyy8

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Jonathan Franzen's Crossroads 'has what all great fiction should have,' writes Jon Day. 'A generosity towards (if not a liking for) its characters, and a capacity to be in two minds, both about itself and the world it describes.' Read his review 📚https://t.co/7NrY1VLpdd

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Fan of audio books? 🎧 In our Summer Books 2021 series, @AlexClark3 picks her favourite titles of the year so far, from @SineadOConnor's Rememberings to @GordonBrown's Seven Ways To Change the World and @tjenkinsreid's Malibu Rising #FTReadingList https://on.ft.com/3qfITMv

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From the archives: Yevgenia Belorusets’ Lucky Breaks is a collection of eccentric stories on sideline encounters with Ukrainian women — manicurists, florists, cosmetologists, card players — whose lives have been caught up in the Donbas conflict https://t.co/os4DEGmLG0

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Following her bestseller Normal People, Sally Rooney’s 'quietly brilliant' new novel of 'luxurious prose' is called Beautiful World, Where Are You. Here's our reviewer's verdict: https://t.co/NYCFfNLobV

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Stay Wilde: step inside Mayfair's new Oscar Wilde-inspired hotel. Surrounded by its Art Deco lighting, leather banquettes and lush, jewel-toned furnishings, you'll think you are in The Picture of Dorian Gray… https://t.co/KidLBEpYyr