Marcia emailed me with thi list of recent book rec's that the group suggested. I think Mary jack may have put this out a few months ago...here goes...
Recommended Reading: As listed and described by our readers.
The Three Cups of Tea........Greg Mortinson and David Relin. An inspiring story(true) of an amateur climber in the Himalayans who was lost and then cared for by villages in the remote places. He later returns to build schools (53) in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Ghost Wars......by Steve Coll. Secret history of the CIA , Afghanistan and Osama Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10th 2001.
The Shadow of the Wind....Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Bestseller in Europe. Great fantasy/reality with a literary theme.
Anna Karenina... Leo Tolstoy. Better than I remembered! I recommend this for our Classic Novel.(Laurie)
The Orkney Scroll....Hamilton. Great mystery. By a new mystery writer.
Water for Elephants... Sara Gruen. A wonderful old time story about an older gentleman who reminisces about his time with the circus and his life.
Kim... Rudyard Kipling.
Mayflower....by Nathaniel Philbrick Good for Book Club (BarbB.)
Rise and Shine...Anna Quinlan. Fast,Fun read.
A Year in the World....Frances Mayes. Travel. Done well.
Basillica... The story of the building of St. Peter's ,Rome.
The Syringa Tree....Pamela Gien. Tour de force solo drama about growing up in apartheid Africa.
Passage to Juneau... Jonathan Raban. A story of one man's solo boat trip from Seattle to Alaska. Traces the geography of the the Pacific Northwest Coast and the mindset and experiences of those who have traveled the waters from Captain Vancouver's time to ours.
Brick Lane...Monica Ali. A great story of a women's "fate" as she goes from Pakistan to London. Good character development and sense of place. I recommend this highly.(Mary J.)
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight...wonderful autobiography about growing up in troubled East Africa.
Tortilla Curtain...TC Boyle .
The Unwanted...Kien Nguyen .
The History of Love...Nicole Krauss
My Friend Leonard...James Fry
Memory Keepers Daughter..... A story of twins .
My Sister's Keeper...... A gripping story . Recommended on College reading list. Good discussion material.
Suite Francaise... Irene Nemirovsky
The Other Boleyn Sister ..........
and Phillipa Gregory-English court setting which appeals to
Constant Princess .................... my romantic side (JanK)
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets....Eva Rice. A fun post war novel set in London.
Case Histories...Kate Atkinson
A Woman in Berlin.....Anonymous
Digging to America....Anne Tyler
Cradle to Cradle......
Animals in Translation....written by an autistic woman who feels she intuits dog behavior. Many of her statements were interesting because she backed up her claims with real life experiences-not a book for everyone though. (MaryAnn)
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