Books by Michael Cunningham
“In this novel, Michael Cunningham weaves together a day in the life of three women across three different time zones. Each is grappling with despair and struggling to find her place in the world. All three women are connected to a fictional woman, Mrs. Dalloway… This is the book that made me want to write biographical fiction, because it shows what you can do with the genre. It’s so vivid!” Read more...
The Best Historical Fiction About Real People
Louisa Treger, Novelist
Interviews where books by Michael Cunningham were recommended
The Best Historical Fiction About Real People, recommended by Louisa Treger
Historical fiction brings the past to life, while exploring the feelings as well as the facts. Here, the novelist Louisa Treger recommends five favourite historical novels based on people who really existed, sweeping us from ancient Rome to 1930s Switzerland and everything in between.
The best books on Being a Mother, recommended by Amy Chua
The author of the self-satirising memoir on ambitious “tiger mothers” talks us through the books about motherhood that have made the most impact on her.
