This site contains an excellent list of books, maybe some you don't know. I didn't know Pat Barker, for instance.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2010/06/susan-orlean-books-that-changed-my-world.html.
Susan Orlean is a very good writer herself. She authored The Orchid Thief, among other books and articles.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2010/06/susan-orlean-books-that-changed-my-world.html.
Susan Orlean is a very good writer herself. She authored The Orchid Thief, among other books and articles.