Before the Decade Ends, Here Are the Best Novels of the 21st Century

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (2005)

American poet Patricia Lockwood recounts her upbringing as the daughter of a married Catholic priest. Lockwood wrote the book shortly after she and her husband moved back in with her parents at her father’s rectory due to illness and financial struggles. Priestdaddy has been hailed as one of the best novels of the past fifty years.

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