It's a bitterly cold (meaning below 70 degrees) day, worthy of relaxing and reading a great book. I am making a list of the best books ever for your reading pleasure. These are the books that are definitely at the top of my consciousness, as they always leave one satisfied and a little sleepy.
1. The Secret History by Donna Tartt 2. The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah 3. I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb 4. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb 5. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin 6. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult 7. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 8. Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton 9. Middlemarch by George Eliot 10. Anything written by Louisa May Alcott 11. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 12. The Children of Violence series by Doris Lessing 13. Ulysses by James Joyce 14. Windchill Summer by Norris Church Mailer 15. The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway 16. The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing 17. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 18. Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 19. For fun - anything by Meg Cabot 20. The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer 21. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling 22. Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner 23. The Idiot Girls Action-Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro 24. In God we Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd 25. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 26. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 27. Anything written by Elin Hilderbrand 28. A Girl Called Zippy by Haven Kimmel 29. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf 30. The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger There are, of course, more out there. Please feel free to add your faves in the comments!
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Julie Dales
2/6/2016 11:56:28 pm
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
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Julie Dales
2/6/2016 11:59:49 pm
Anything by James Herriot
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AuthorCourtney is a most fabulous writer and teacher of gifted middle school students. She is the author of two novels - see the "Cate Books" page of this site for information! Watch for updates about future books that need to be part of your personal library. In the meanwhile, enjoy her pithy life observations. Archives
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