The summer is winding down now and it may be time for some of you to head back to school or college, or to knuckle back down to work after exciting vacations. But it’s never too early to start planning your next big adventure. ...

What a stunning debut from Francesca Segal. A 32-year-old first-time novelist has no business writing such a sophisticated, pitch-perfect homage to Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence. Her strategy is that of Zadie Smith in On...