Favorite Book Club Choices
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
, by Annie Fiery Barrows and Mary Ann Fiery Shaffer
In January 1946, letters between writer Juliet Ashton, and her correspondent on the island of Guernsey just after World War II, give her insight into how the island residents coped during the German occupation. Through other members of the GLandPPP Society, Juliet learns about their island and their taste in books as well. - Loving Frank: A Novel
, by Nancy Horan
A fictionalized account of the relationship between Mamah Borthwick Cheney and Frank Lloyd Wright. Mamah and her husband, Edwin, had commissioned the renowned architect to design a new home for them. A powerful attraction developed between Mamah and Frank as the lovers, each married with children, have an affair. - The Memory Keeper's Daughter
, by Kim Edwards
On a winter night in 1964 Dr. David Henry is obligated to deliver his own twins because of negative effects of a blizzard. After delivering both children, Dr. Henry realizes that his daughter has been born with Down syndrome and makes a decision that will affect his life forever. - Water for Elephants
, by Sara Gruen
Told in flashbacks, nursing home resident, Jacob, remembers times spent living with the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth and the people and animals he encountered. One of the most popular books for book groups this year! - Nineteen Minutes
, by Jodi Picoult
Another great read for book groups by the very popular author of My Sister's Keeper: A Noveland The Tenth Circle: A Novel
. A high school shooting takes place in a small town in New Hampshire and the town is stunned by this tragedy.
- The Thirteenth Tale
, by Diane Setterfield
In this story, author Vida Winter creates an assortment of twelve tales based on the history of her own life. After much time, she decides that she wishes to create the last tale containing secrets of her painful past with biographer Margaret Lea who has a hidden past of her own. - American Wife: A Novel
, by Curtis Sittenfeld
Sittenfeld traces a former librarians path to the White House from humble beginnings in Texas in this fictional story loosely based on Laura Bush. - The Help
, by Kathryn Stockett
This first novel by Stockett follows the lives of black maids in 60's Jackson, Mississippi and the white women they work for.
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62)
, by David Wroblewski
In this tale reminiscent of Hamlet, a mute boy and his dogs go on the run after realizing his uncle is responsible for the death of his father. An Oprah book club pic. - The Book Thief
, by Markus Zusak
Set during World War II in Germany, Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich who survives by stealing. She comes upon something she cannot resist: books.
