BOOK DISCUSSION 2009

Looking for a good book to read? A group of friends and I got together to discuss favorite books we've read this year. It's a fun, smart, eclectic group of women who enjoy reading and don't really care about what's on the New York Times booklist or what Oprah recommends.


Have you ever thought of all the ways to discover a good book? Lists galore, newspaper reviews, blogsites, websites, but I think my favorite is a recommendation from a good friend.

There are lots to choose from so I know you will find one or two that interest you. Here is the list:

Fiction
Atlas Shrugged - Rand
Ella Minnow Pea - Dunn
Katherine - Seton and Gregory
Good Masters and Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village - Schlitz
Old Friends and New Fancies - Brinton
A Prayer for Owen Meany - Irving
Peace Like a River - Enger
An Irish Country Village - Taylor
Milk Glass Moon - Trigiani
Sunday at Tiffany's - Patterson
Follow the River - Alexander
The Help - Stockett
The Shipping News - Prouex
Prayers for Sale - Dallas
The Secret History - Tartt

Non-Fiction
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - Kingsolver
The Necklace - Jarvis
Lone Survivor - Lutrell
Left to Tell - Ilibagiza
The Invisible Wall - Bernstein
A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from my Kitchen Table - Wizenberg
Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire - Von Tunzellman
Undaunted Courage - Ambrose
My Life in France - Child and Prud'homme
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression - Shlaes
Choosing Civility: The 25 Rules of Considerate Conduct - Forni
1,000 Days in Venice - de Blasi
The Red Leather Diary - Koppel