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| 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 coorespondent 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.
The Tortilla Curtain , by T. Coraghessan Boyle
Boyle writes a story of the trials of the men and women who risk their lives to cross the Mexican border into America in the 1990s. Two of such travelers, Cándido and América Rincon, have crossed the border and live in Southern California in poverty and the will to fight starvation. Their life is suddenly changed dramatically with the meeting of Los Angeles liberals, Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher, and their two worlds are combined with error and misunderstanding.
Water for Elephants: A Novel , 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. Chosen by United We Read (KC area) as their 2008 read.
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.
Nineteen Minutes , by Jodi Picoult
Another great read for book groups by the very popular author of My Sister's Keeper: A Novel and 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.
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 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.
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