![]() ![]() The Bennet family's problem is deceptively simple: Get five daughters married off as well as possible before their father's death confers his estate on a distant cousin, leaving them homeless. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1813) Ever on the edge of melodrama, it's possibly the best "bad" book I ever read. I read this as a teenager, enraptured by not only the exotic setting and scandalous romance, but also the intricate plot and tangled motives of the Carson-Cleary family. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough (1977) ![]() We follow the abruptly and reluctantly blended Keating-Cousins clan over five decades as they sort through the consequences of a fateful moment's choice. I devour everything Patchett writes, but this insightful, compassionate story is one of my favorites. Below, the author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald recommends other books about messy families. In Therese Anne Fowler's new novel, It All Comes Down to This, the fate of a summer house divides three sisters as their mother nears death. ![]()
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