Avoid Sunburn, Bask in a Good Book on Long Relaxing Weekends

Got a long weekend stretching ahead of you? Try one of these popular page turners, each with a twist all its own. If you're a fan of literary fiction, The Lifeboat — a debut novel by 57-year-old Charlotte Rogan — will buoy you through a suspenseful afternoon. You may need two afternoons to polish off The Innocent, a muscular whodunit by perennial best seller David Baldacci. As for The Marriage Plot, well, settle into that comfy chair: Cerebral stylist Jeffrey Eugenides is about to rivet you in place for the weekend — but if you enjoy his novel as much as we did, you may not want it to end. … Back to Article