10 best books of December: the Monitor's picks

Here are the 10 books most appreciated by the Monitor's book critics this month.

8. "The New Countess," by Fay Weldon

"Downton Abbey" fans will enjoy this third installment of Fay Weldon's trilogy about life in an Edwardian-era manor house. In this finale to the story, it's 1903, and Lord Robert and Lady Isobel Dilberne are preparing for a visit from Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, even as they cope with crises caused by American visitors and ongoing financial problems.

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