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RSS News Feed Viewing 60-69 of 88 reading guides found Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian Published: 2005-08-09 Paperback: 448 pages
Recommended to book clubs by 7 of 7 members. Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of Midwives, presents his most ambitious and multi-layered novel to date--examining wildly divisive issues in today’s America with his trademark emotional heft and spellbinding storytelling skill. On a balmy July night in New Hampshire a shot rings out... Whistling In the Dark by Lesley Kagen Published: 2007-05-01 Paperback: 336 pages
Recommended to book clubs by 5 of 5 members. It was the summer on Vliet Street when we all started locking our doors... Sally O'Malley made a promise to her daddy before he died. She swore she'd look after her sister, Troo. Keep her safe. But like her Granny always said-actions speak louder than words. Now, during the summer of... The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig Published: 2007-05-07 Paperback: 352 pages
Recommended to book clubs by 3 of 3 members. "Can’t cook but doesn’t bite." So begins the ad offering the services of an "A-1 housekeeper" that draws the attention of widower Oliver Milliron in the fall of 1909. And so also begins the unforgettable season that deposits the noncooking, nonbiting, ever-whistling Rose Llewellyn and... by Betty Smith Published: 2001 Hardcover: 512 pages
A poignant tale of childhood and the ties of family, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" will transport the reader to the early 1900s where a little girl named Francie dreamily looks out her window at a tree struggling to reach the sky. The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan Published: 2003 Paperback: 400 pages
Recommended to book clubs by 1 of 1 members. Tan's phenomenal #1 national bestseller is now available in trade paperback. "A compelling tale of family relationships; it layers and stirs themes of secrets, ambiguous meanings, cultural complexity, and self-identity; and it resonates with metaphor and symbol."--"The Denver Post."... Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult Published: 2001-04-03 Paperback: pages
Recommended to book clubs by 10 of 10 members. A shocking murder shatters the picturesque calm of Pennsylvania's Amish country -- and tests the heart and soul of the lawyer who steps in to defend the young woman at the center of the storm.... Plain Truth The discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster... The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield Published: 2006-09-12 Hardcover: 416 pages
Recommended to book clubs by 45 of 47 members. When Margaret Lea opened the door to the past, what she confronted was her destiny. All children mythologize their birth...So begins the prologue of reclusive author Vida Winter's collection of stories, which are as famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale as they are... Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik Published: 2002 Paperback: 448 pages
Recommended to book clubs by 17 of 17 members. From her sensational sleeper hit "Patty Jane's House of Curl" to her heartwarming novel "Welcome to the Great Mysterious," Landvik has won the hearts of readers everywhere. Now she returns to her beloved, eccentric stomping ground of small-town Minnesota where a most eclectic, and engaging group of women... The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Published: 2003-01-28 Paperback: 336 pages
Recommended to book clubs by 11 of 11 members. Now in paperback comes the intoxicating debut novel of "one motherless daughter's discover of . . . the strange and wondrous places we find love" ("The Washington Post"). A bestseller in hardcover, Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing work is set in South Carolina in 1964. A movie version is... Snow Flower and the Secret Fan : A Novel by Lisa See Published: 2005-06-28 Hardcover: 272 pages
Recommended to book clubs by 13 of 13 members. Lily is haunted by memories–of who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence. She has nothing but time now, as she recounts the tale of Snow Flower, and asks the gods for forgiveness. In nineteenth-century China, when wives and daughters were foot-bound and lived in almost... |


















