Testing the Current

7 best books like Testing the Current (William McPherson): Astonish Me, The Children of Green Knowe, Lost and Wanted, Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist, The Newlyweds, Seating Arrangements, The Brontës Went to Woolworths

Astonish Me

Author	Maggie Shipstead
ISBN	0345804619

From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel "Seating Arrangements," winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize: a gorgeously written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the passionate, political world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations.
"Astonish Me" is the irresistible...

The Children of Green Knowe

Author	Lucy M. Boston
ISBN	0152024689

L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century.

There are three children: Toby, who rides the majestic horse Feste; his mischievous little sister, Linnet;...

Lost and Wanted

Author	Nell Freudenberger
ISBN	0385352689

'In the first few months after Charlie died, I began hearing from her much more frequently.'

Helen Clapp is a physics professor. She doesn't believe in pseudo-science, or time travel and especially not in ghosts. So when she gets a missed call from Charlie, her closest friend from university...

Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist

Author

Eli Saslow

From a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, the powerful story of how a prominent white supremacist changed his heart and mind

Derek Black grew up at the epicenter of white nationalism. His father founded Stormfront, the largest racist community on the Internet. His godfather, David...

The Newlyweds

Author	Nell Freudenberger
ISBN	0307268845

A powerful, funny, richly observed tour de force by one of America's most acclaimed young writers: a story of love and marriage, secrets and betrayals.

A powerful, funny, richly observed tour de force by one of America's most acclaimed young writers: a story of love and marriage, secrets and...

Seating Arrangements

Author	Maggie Shipstead
ISBN	0307599469

Winn Van Meter is heading for his family’s retreat on the pristine New England island of Waskeke. Normally a haven of calm, for the next three days this sanctuary will be overrun by tipsy revelers as Winn prepares for the marriage of his daughter Daphne to the affable young scion Greyson Duff. Winn’s...

The Brontës Went to Woolworths

Author	Rachel Ferguson
ISBN	1608190536

'How I loathe that kind of novel which is about a lot of sisters'; so proclaims Deirdre at the beginning of The Brontës Went to Woolworths, one of three sisters.

London, 1931. As growing up looms large in the lives of the Carne sisters, Deirdre, Katrine and young Sheil still share an insatiable...