Best of
Modern
1954
The Open Book
Veniamin Kaverin - 1954
We see the world of idealistic young people who are trying to change the world for the better -- world of happy people who are never sick. The plot is concentrated about the life of microbiologists and doctors...Amazon Customer's Review
Maggie Rowan
Catherine Cookson - 1954
Beneath Maggie's forbidding exterior is a desire to be loved.
The Magicians
J.B. Priestley - 1954
In both capacities it shows its author's breadth of knowledge and interests, his humanity and insight. It is J. B. Priestley, mocking but wise, at his best.
The World In The Evening
Christopher Isherwood - 1954
After his second marriage suddenly ends, Stephen finds himself living with a relative in a small Pennsylvania Quaker town, haunted by memories of his prewar affair with a younger man during a visit to the Canary Islands. The world traveler comes to a gradual understanding of himself and of his newly adopted homeland. When first published in 1953, The World in the Evening was notable for its clear-eyed depiction of European and American mores, sexuality, and religion. Today, readers herald Christopher Isherwood’s frank portrayal of bisexuality and his early appreciation of low and high camp