On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about women facing incredible uncertainty with grace, power, and fearlessness under staggering circumstances: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/daughters-of-shandong-eve-j-chung/20365290?ean=9780593640531">Daughters of Shandong</a>, by Eve Chung, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-women-kristin-hannah/19995352?ean=9781250178633">The Women</a>, by Kristin Hannah.  See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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----What should I read next?---- Book critic and longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik answers this question in four opinionated, book-loving minutes. With reviews of new releases and older titles you may have missed, it’s like having a new best friend with very good taste to guide you in your literary adventures. The Weekly Reader is produced by WYPR and hosted by Lisa Morgan.