At thirty-one, Gilbert realizes she’s miserable with her “perfect life.” After she divorces her husband, she embarks on a journey to Italy, India, and Indonesia in an effort to gain perspective on her life.
September
Native Guard
Natasha Trethewey
In this Pulitzer Prize winning collection of poems, Trethewey writes about the history of the American South, her own multiracial heritage, and the loss of her mother.
October
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
McCarthy’s novel is narrated by one of the few survivors of a civilization-ending catastrophe. He and his young son are trekking along a highway, starving and freezing, trying to avoid roving armies. Their lives are saved from teetering over the edge thanks to the man’s belief that they are “the good guys.” Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.
