Culture & Education

David Grossman, the director who worked with the Nazis - and the hit of the year | Recommended books for Yom Kippur

From a shaking family novel by Grossman, through a book about a director drawn into the Nazi cultural apparatus, a contemporary satire on the 'Trad Wives' trend, to a frank novel about motherhood, loss, and the limits of the body. In anticipation of Yom Kippur, we have gathered seven books worth knowing – ranging from sweeping stories for nonstop reading to works that stay with the reader long after the final page.