End-of-August must reads
Our bestsellers list of fiction and non-fiction titles, plus our most recent book reviews
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Our latest book reviews at Maclean’s:
- Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child, by Bob Spitz, review by Anne Kingston.
- Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies, by Ben Macintyre, review by Brian Bethune.
- The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World’s Greatest Empire, by Anthony Everitt, review by Brian Bethune.
- Lionel Asbo: State of England, by Martin Amis, review by Richard Warnica
- All We know: Three Lives, by Lisa Cohen, review by Sarah Murdoch.
- The Boy Kings: A Journey into the Heart of the Social Network, by Katherine Losse, review by Andrew Stobo Sniderman.
Bestsellers last week:
Fiction
| 1 | THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY by Rachel Joyce | 1 (3) |
| 2 | CAPITAL by John Lanchester | 3 (6) |
| 3 | CANADA by Richard Ford | 7 (12) |
| 4 | GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn | 10 (2) |
| 5 | A DANCE WITH DRAGONS by George R.R. Martin | 8 (58) |
| 6 | 13 by Kelley Armstrong | 2 (3) |
| 7 | BRING UP THE BODIES by Hilary Mantel | 9 (14) |
| 8 | IN ONE PERSON by John Irving | 5 (15) |
| 9 | A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING by Dave Eggers | 4 (2) |
| 10 | THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN by Carlos Ruiz Zafon | (1) |
Non-fiction
| 1 | DOUBLE CROSS by Ben Mcintyre | 1 (2) |
| 2 | QUIET by Susan Cain | (1) |
| 3 | A DAUGHTER’S TALE by Mary Soames | 2 (2) |
| 4 | JOHNSON’S LIFE OF LONDON by Boris Johnson | 3 (3) |
| 5 | THE SECOND WORLD WAR Antony Beevor | 4 (10) |
| 6 | THE END OF GROWTH by Jeff Rubin | 6 (14) |
| 7 | ROAD TO VALOUR by Aili and Andres McConnon | 9 (2) |
| 8 | THE RISE OF ROME by Anthony Everitt | (1) |
| 9 | THE WORLD OF DOWNTON ABBEY by Jessica Fellowes | 7 (29) |
| 10 | WILD by Chervl Straved | 8 (5) |
LAST WEEK (WEEKS ON LIST)
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