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“Good in Bed” by Weiner. A story about an
oversized woman that drops her boyfriend only to
discover a short time later that he has gotten a job at
a national women’s magazine. His column is “Good in
Bed” and he writes about her in that regard. The author
also wrote “In her Shoes” which is being made into a
movie. I haven’t read that one. “Good….” Is Funny but
covers lots of issues.
“Devil in the White City”: True story about
the Chicago Worlds Fair along side a story of a serial
killer---fantastic—be sure to read this!
"1000 White Women": based on a proposal from
an Indian tribe trying to assimilate into the US
culture. They go to Grant and ask for 1000 white women
to mate with their men so their children will be
assimilated—request actually happened but wasn’t
granted. The author writes the story as if it were
granted. Fascinating!
“My Sister’s Keeper,” “Salem’s Lot,” “Plains
Truth,” “No Second Chances” and “The Vanishing
Act” by Jody Picoult—all are wonderful!
“Leaving the Saints” by Martha Beck. It’s
autobiographical about growing up in Provo Utah as a
Mormon (She has a Down syndrome child and returns home
because Mormons think that these children are
automatically dubbed angels). She and her husband find
they no longer fit. A good overview of the Mormon
religion. You won’t believe some of the stuff!
Everyone I know who has read it loves it.
“Light on the Snow” by Anita Shreve (?) All
her books are good.
“As Hot as it was You Should have Thanked Me”
by Nanci Kincaid. A coming of age story of a young
woman in the south—a page turner.
“To Close to the Falls” an autobiographical
description of a young woman growing up Catholic in a
small town in the northeast. The author is gifted and
the issues relevant.
“The Lady and the Unicorn” by Tracy
Chevalier. Historical fiction about the tapestry. Fun
reading.
“A Redbird Christmas” by Fanny Flagg.
Whimsical but fun and sentimental.
Any of the Phillippe Gregorary books.
“Birth of Venus” by Sarah Dunant. Another
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