This quiet gem of a novel by Lebanese-American painter and writer Rabih Alameddine follows a day in the life of a 72-year-old Beiruti woman who has lived her life largely through books. (Grove Press, 304 pp.)
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10 best fiction books of 2014
Here are the 10 fiction titles that the Monitor鈥檚 book critics admired most in 2014.
9. "An Unnecessary Woman," by Rabih Alameddine
