The Transit of Venus

"The last great book I reread would be Shirley Hazzard's "The Transit of Venus," which looks more and more like one of the most important postwar novels: epic and microscopic at the same time and stitched in prose of gorgeously sustained intensity."

"I went back to it this year and expected it wouldn't hold up and it did — in spades. It is brilliant."

"A friend has just recommended Shirley Hazzard's "The Transit of Venus," so that's in prime position."

"Shirley Hazzard's "Transit of Venus""