On May 19, the New York Times carried an extended obituary of a Scottish novelist named Elspeth Barker. The following day, the Times ran an extended obituary of an American novelist named Robert Goolrick. Ms. Barker died on April 21 at the age of 81. Mr. Goolrick died on April 29 at the age of 73. Until I read these obituaries, I had never heard of either writer. But what I read about their lives was so intriguing that I ordered novels by each of them almost immediately.
Book-Browsing In the Obituaries
Book-Browsing In the Obituaries
Book-Browsing In the Obituaries
On May 19, the New York Times carried an extended obituary of a Scottish novelist named Elspeth Barker. The following day, the Times ran an extended obituary of an American novelist named Robert Goolrick. Ms. Barker died on April 21 at the age of 81. Mr. Goolrick died on April 29 at the age of 73. Until I read these obituaries, I had never heard of either writer. But what I read about their lives was so intriguing that I ordered novels by each of them almost immediately.