Others in the top 10: "The Forever War" by Dexter Filkins "The Likeness" by Tana French "Serena" by Ron Rash "So Brave, Young, and Handsome" by Leif Enger "The Lazarus Project" by Aleksandar Hemon and "The Ten-Cent Plague" by David Hajdu. Also cited was David Wroblewski's "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," a debut novel heavily promoted by Amazon and later endorsed by Oprah Winfrey. Hensher's novel was followed by "Hurry Down Sunshine," Michael Greenberg's memoir about his daughter's mental illness and Rick Perlstein's "Nixonland," a review of Richard Nixon's impact on American politics. Some people say it’s okay with me if others suffer so I won’t and that’s a modern Republican. Some people would say I don’t want anyone to go through that and become a liberal. "Its unpredictable and beautifully observed story of two families in Sheffield, England, reminded us of writers from Jonathan Franzen to Anne Tyler. Nixon had a rough childhood, poor and wretched. "It quickly became a favourite here as soon as our advance copies arrived," Tom Nissley, Amazon senior books editor, said in a statement Sunday. But the online retailer's staff reviewers have noticed well, making it Amazon's book of the year. NEW YORK - Philip Hensher's "The Northern Clemency" is a British novel that as of Sunday had yet to attract any customer reviews on . Rick Perlstein’s bestselling account of how the Nixon era laid the groundwork for the political divide that marks our country today.
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