Has any body read any of these? Would like to know your take on some of these.
The Girls by Emma Cline
Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen
Here's to Us by Elin Hildebrand
The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
Purity by Franzen
The House by the Lake by Ellie Carey
Paris Time Capsule by Ellie Carey
The Storied Life of A.J. Firky by Gabrielle Zevin
Guilty Minds by Joseph Finder
The Color of Secrets by Lindsay Ashford
Einstein''s Prophecy by Robert Masello
Thursday, August 11, 2016
August book is The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Here is what the publisher, Simon and Schuster, have to say about it:
"After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby... "
July 27 - Ann Patchett
Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett
From Good Reads:
"Ann Patchett and the late Lucy Grealy met in college in 1981, and, after enrolling in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, began a friendship that would be as defining to both of their lives as their work. In Grealy’s critically acclaimed memoir, Autobiography of a Face, she wrote about losing part of her jaw to childhood cancer, years of chemotherapy and radiation, and endless reconstructive surgeries. In Truth & Beauty, the story isn’t Lucy’s life or Ann’s life, but the parts of their lives they shared. This is a portrait of unwavering commitment that spans twenty years, from the long winters of the Midwest, to surgical wards, to book parties in New York. Through love, fame, drugs, and despair, this is what it means to be part of two lives that are intertwined . . . and what happens when one is left behind.
This is a tender, brutal book about loving the person we cannot save. It is about loyalty, and being lifted up by the sheer effervescence of someone who knew how to live life to the fullest. "
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| Ann Patchett |
"Ann Patchett and the late Lucy Grealy met in college in 1981, and, after enrolling in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, began a friendship that would be as defining to both of their lives as their work. In Grealy’s critically acclaimed memoir, Autobiography of a Face, she wrote about losing part of her jaw to childhood cancer, years of chemotherapy and radiation, and endless reconstructive surgeries. In Truth & Beauty, the story isn’t Lucy’s life or Ann’s life, but the parts of their lives they shared. This is a portrait of unwavering commitment that spans twenty years, from the long winters of the Midwest, to surgical wards, to book parties in New York. Through love, fame, drugs, and despair, this is what it means to be part of two lives that are intertwined . . . and what happens when one is left behind.
This is a tender, brutal book about loving the person we cannot save. It is about loyalty, and being lifted up by the sheer effervescence of someone who knew how to live life to the fullest. "
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| Lucy Griel |
Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett
Despite the small turnout we had a great discussion of Truth and Beauty. We analyzed the personalities of Ann and Lucy, discussed the controversy this book caused at Clemson University and Lucy's sister's reaction to the book. Some of us felt that it was a period piece and to understand the women's relationship and activities it helped to be familiar with the 60's.
Recently I met with a local author who told me that was one of her all time favorite books. Is it a writer's book?
I had read one of her other books, Bel Canto, and absolutely loved it. Should I read more of her books to get a better flavor of her writing?
Recently I met with a local author who told me that was one of her all time favorite books. Is it a writer's book?
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