Barron Park Reading Group

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier Fiction suggested by Nancy The New York Times bestselling novel by the author of At the Edge of the Orchard and Remarkable Creatures Translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Scarlett Johanson and Colin Firth Tracy Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time […]

Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town by Brian Alexander Non-fiction suggested by Anca Alexander’s hometown, Lancaster Ohio, was declared the All-American Town by Forbes in 1947; its Anchor Hocking Glass was the foundation of a healthy, booming community. The once-vibrant town began to crumble as the factory shut down. […]

God’s Hotel: A Doctor, a Hospital and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine by Victoria Sweet, M.D. non-fiction from Barbara K. Laguna Honda Hospital, San Francisco. Read an article from the New York Times.

Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy Fiction from Verna WWII in the US. vignettes: a tapestry of World War II, of six women and four men, who fought and died, worked and worried, and moved through the dizzying days of the war. A compelling chronicle of humans in conflict with inhuman events.

Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood Fiction suggested by Lisa This book is part of the Hogarth Shakespeare Series, where well-known authors are writing modern takes on Shakespeare’s series. Hag-Seed is Margaret Atwood’s ‘retelling’ of The Tempest. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves Shakespeare and Margaret Atwood’s novels. From Goodreads: When Felix is deposed […]

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance Non-fiction suggested by Janice Former marine and Yale Law School graduate describes growing up in a poor Rust Belt town, his chaotic family history, and offers a compassionate analysis of the struggles of America’s white working class.

A History of the Wife by Marilyn Yalom Non-fiction from Janet & Shirley The author lives in BP. 464 pp

I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives by Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda Non-fiction suggested by Terry As a class assignment, American teenager Caitlin wrote to Martin, a boy in a Zimbabwe slum. This dual memoir spans their six year correspondence, one that changed their lives. Inspiring.

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and An American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson Non-fiction from Terry History of Germany Pre WWII, reads like a fiction.

In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner Fiction suggested by Janet From Amazon: You are about to read an extraordinary story, a PEN Hemingway Award finalist “rich with history, mythology, folklore, language and emotion.” It will take you to the very depths of despair and show you unspeakable horrors. It will reveal a […]