Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout Fiction suggested by Barbara Her ex-husband has always been a mystery to her. This story explores the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep as a former couple reckons with where they’ve come from and what they’ve left behind. From Amazon – Lucy Barton is a writer, but her […]
Old Ladies: Stories by Nancy Huddleston Packer Fiction from Barbara Women of a certain age; almost all discover something a little unsettling that changes their sense of themselves,
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Fiction suggested by Barbara Thirteen stories of people in a small Maine town, tied together by the larger-than-life unforgettable title character. As the people grapple with their problems, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life, sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Winner of the […]
Olive, Again: A Novel by Elizabeth Strout Fiction suggested by Barbara Amazon – Prickly, wry, resistant to change yet ruthlessly honest and deeply empathetic, Olive Kitteridge is “a compelling life force” (San Francisco Chronicle). The New Yorker has said that Elizabeth Strout “animates the ordinary with an astonishing force,” and she has never done so […]
Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson Fiction from reading group member North Korea, rare novel about N. Korea
Our Like Will Not Be There Again: Notes from the West of Ireland by Lawrence Millman Non-fiction suggested by Patti Millman tromps through West Ireland’s rugged countryside to record the oral history of its people before their hard-earned traditions are permanently stifled by industrialization and development.
The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani Fiction suggested by Barbara She has the keys to their apartment. She knows everything. She has embedded herself so deeply in their lives that it now seems impossible to remove her. When Myriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she and her husband look […]
The Perfect Nazi: Uncovering My Grandfather’s Secret Past by Martin Davidson Non-fiction from Annie Bruno’s story moved lock-step in time with the rise and fall of the Nazi party: from his upbringing in a fiercely military environment amid the aftermath of World War I, to his joining the Nazi party in 1926 at the age […]
The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco Fiction from Shirley Nineteenth-century Europe—from Turin to Prague to Paris—abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. (Dark)
Push by Sapphire Fiction from Terry Illiterate, abused young woman writes in her own language