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The Child That Books Built

By Francis Spufford (Metropolitan, $23)

Spufford, a British journalist, recalls his childhood enchantment with works by authors such as C.S. Lewis, Kenneth Grahame and Jane Austen. Revisiting the books he adored then, he also examines how reading profoundly influenced his character, values and the person he is today. (NF)

Gramercy Park

By Paula Cohen (Griffin, $13.95)

When Italian tenor Mario Alfieri comes to Gilded Age New York to make his Metropolitan debut, he meets the young, enigmatic Clara Adler, who is left penniless when her wealthy guardian dies. Mario ...

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