Books we have chosen for the upcoming months.
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 […]
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong Fiction suggested by Barbara 19 year old Hai, on a bridge, ready to jump, hears Grazina, an elderly widow with dementia, call to him. He becomes her caretaker, they bond and it transforms Hai. From Amazon – a bighearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories […]
The Housekeeper and The Professor by Yoko Ogawa Fiction suggested by Joyce Math professor with traumatic head injury has only 80 minutes of short-term memory. He hires a housekeeper with a 10 y/o son. Their relationship blossoms. From Amazon – an enchanting story about what it means to live in the present, and about the […]
Finbar’s Hotel edited by Dermot Bolger Fiction suggested by Shirley Seven of Ireland’s most acclaimed writers recount the last wild and disreputable night of a once proud Dublin hotel that has definitely seen much better times. From Amazon – It calls itself a novel, but Finbar’s Hotel is really more a collection of related short […]
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Fiction suggested by Janet Most mornings Sybil writes letters. Then letters from her past disrupt her stable life, and she cannot move forward until she fiinds it in her heart to offer forgiveness. From Amazon – Filled with knowledge that only comes from a life fully lived, The Correspondent is […]
A Flower Traveled in My Blood: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children by Haley Cohen Gilliland Non-Fiction suggested by Joyce In 1976 a military junta took over Argentina. To crush the political left, they kidnapped hundreds of pregnant women; after giving birth, the women are […]
My Friends by Fredrik Backman Fiction suggested by Janet A funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later. From Amazon – Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the […]