Best for: Those who enjoy well-written memoirs that involve a religious upbringing. In a nutshell: Author Lockwood was raised by her father, a Catholic priest. Unusual, no? Worth quoting: “I know all women are supposed to be strong enough now to strangle presidents and patriarchies between their powerful thighs, but it doesn’t work that way. Many of us were actually affected, by male systems and male anger, in ways we cannot always articulate or overcome.” Why I chose it: This was recommended to me at […]