- *Olive Kitteridge: A Novel in Stories by Elizabeth Strout
- Odd, compelling and beautiful. As a friend of mine said -- very Maine -- where it takes place.
- Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs
- I love these forensic police crime novels -- the TV show Bones is based on them though the books are set in Montreal which is more interesting as a locale for me than Washington, DC where the TV show takes place.
- Not in the Flesh by Ruth Rendell
- Another great Inspector Wexford British murder mystery. Love them.
- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
- This was a good read too, a bit odd, but fascinating too.
- *Someone Knows My Name: A Novel by Lawrence Hill
- Loved this one even though I didn't want to read it and thought it would just be unrelentingly depressing. Somehow it was fascinating, interesting, compelling and much less depressing than I thought it would be -- even uplifting in some places.
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
- An enjoyable read -- the whole novel is in letters -- I am very interested in the Channel Islands which were occupied by the Germans during WWII when some of this novel takes place.
- Miss Julia Strikes Back by Ann B. Ross
- Brother and Sister: A Novel by Joanna Trollope
- *The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
- Worth ones time -- a good mystery with great plot twists
- *A Free Life by Ha Jin
- *Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
- Wonderful and incredibly thought provoking especially for those of us who are mothers.
- Death of a Snob by M.C. Beaton
- Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
- Books for kids 8-12 which Emma and I read together. This was interesting and enjoyable for me too which is always a nice plus when reading together.
- *Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
- *The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
- The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Well, it's not a very long list and for that I blame my new found addiction: digital scrapbooking and the laptop I got last January making my addiction so easy to indulge in any and everyroom of the house. Thank goodness I am in a book club or this list would be shorter. I've put an asterisk next to the books I read for book club. I may add ratings or comments at a later date, for now I'll just note the ones that I really loved.
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