Occasional Prose

Reading and romance, gardening tips, a farewell to a friend, even an opera retold make up this stellar collection from the bestselling author of  The Group  and  Memories of a Catholic Girlhood This intriguing nonfiction collection by Mary McCarthy is a cornucopia of literary delights that challenges the mind and captivates the senses. “On Rereading a Favorite Book” is McCarthy’s reaction to returning to Tolstoy’s  Anna Karenina  after more than thirty years. In “Politic