The Rain Before It Falls
By Jonathan Coe
In a tense and affecting work, Coe presents a dying woman's account of her tangled life (Knopf, $23.95).
A Golden Age
By Tahmima Anam
Set during the violent birth of Bangladesh, this assured debut novel intimately explores political and religious conflicts (Harper, $24.95).
Lush Life
By Richard Price
A wry portrait of New York's low-lifes and hipsters (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $26).
Selected from books recently reviewed in the Globe.
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