I read Iron Curtain by #VesnaGoldsworthy. A page-turner set in the 1980s. A young privileged 'red princess' from a poor unnamed central European country elopes to London in the name of love. The sense of displacement has echoes of the Patricia Engel book I read just before this. There's also enjoyable farce here even if the clichés about the UK are laid on a little thick at times. #bookToot#bookstodon#keefsreads
The Unfolding by #AMHomes. As Obama wins the 2008 election, Republican grandees start to plot... the ups and downs of the family life of the main character run in parallel. It's satire mostly, rather than a deep insight into what these people believe in although their methods feature. They're a lot like you and me. Except they're richer and want to overthrow the government. #bookstodon#KeefsReads