Tom Lake: A Novel by Ann Patchett Fiction suggested by Lynnie In 2020, Lara’s daughters return to the family orchard. Picking cherries, Lara recalls her past, the daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother. Amazon: In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family’s orchard in Northern Michigan. While […]
Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel Non-Fiction suggested by Lynnie 1986 shy intelligent Christopher Knight left his Massachusetts home, drove to Maine and disappeared into the forest. He talked to no one for nearly 30 years. from Amazon – In 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old […]
It Can’t Happen Here (a novel) by Sinclair Lewis Fiction suggested by Sharon The rise of a president who becomes a dictator. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy and an alarming look at how fascism could take hold in America. Amazon: A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily […]
Survive the Savage Sea by Dougal Robertson Non-Fiction suggested by JoAnn 1972 the schooner Lucette was attacked by killer whales and immediately sank. In a raft and dinghy, the author’s family survived for 37 days before being rescued. From Amazon – In June 1972, the 43-foot schooner Lucette was attacked by killer whales and sank […]
The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin Fiction suggested by Susan A moving tale of friendship combined with a fascinating primer on bees. Three strangers are brought together by happenstance on an Oregon honeybee farm. from Amazon – Three lonely strangers in a rural Oregon town, each working through grief and life’s curveballs, are brought […]
The East is Still Red – Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century by Carlos Martinez Non-Fiction suggested by Janice I remember this book as having loads of interesting information about current China. I want to reread it, and we all need to look at China outside of US propaganda. From Amazon – from Professor Radhika […]
The Women by Kristin Hannah Fiction suggested by Lynnie With a brother serving in Vietnam, young nurse joins the Army Nurse Corps. In war she is lucky, brave, broken, lost. She comes home to a divided country & protests. From Amazon – Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, […]
The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling by James Hillman Non-Fiction suggested by Shirley Hillman dares us to believe that we are meant to be here, that we are needed by the world around us. A powerful roadmap to understanding our true nature. Amazon: Plato called it “daimon,” the Romans “genius,” the Christians “guardian […]
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder Non-Fiction suggested by Sharon A guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from a public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present. Amazon: The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame […]
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie Fiction suggested by Shirley In 24 tales, a portrait of life in and around the Spokane Indian reservation featuring Thomas the storyteller and Victor the sports hero turned recovering alcoholic. Amazon: Sherman Alexie’s celebrated first collection, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, established […]