![]() ![]() In contrast, the subject of her latest novel - a coming-of-age story called Sam - may at first seem overly familiar. In her over 30-year career, Goodman has distinguished herself as a crack literary cartographer, a scrupulous mapper of closed worlds.įor instance, her 2006 novel, Intuition, transported readers deep into the politics and personal rivalries of an elite cancer research lab Kaaterskill Falls, which came out in 1998 and was a finalist for the National Book Award, was set in the Orthodox Jewish summer community that gave the novel its title. The last couple of years have taught us all to be cautious about our New Year's expectations, but any year that begins with the publication of a new novel by Allegra Goodman promises - just promises - to be starting off right. ![]()
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