The Lapp King’s Daughter: A Family Journey Through Finland’s Wars by Stina Katchadourian Non-fiction from Janet WWII. Lebanese man, Finnish woman, 3 wars in Finland during WWII. story of a Finnish family during World War II, combining a gripping correspondence between the author’s parents; separated by the war, interspersed with memories of the author. While […]
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James Loewen Non-fiction from Terry 2007 ed. James Loewen spent two years at the Smithsonian surveying twelve leading high school textbooks of American history only to find an embarrassing blend of bland optimism, blind nationalism, and plain misinformation, weighing in at an […]
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Fiction suggested by Janet “From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. “In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned […]
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Little Women
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Fiction suggested by Verna Set during the Civil War, the story of the March girls and their Marmee is a classic American feminist novel reflecting the tension between cultural obligation and artistic and personal freedom.
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A Long Way Home
A Long Way Home: A Memoir by Saroo Brierley Memoir suggested by Janice Dorizensky From Amazon – At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on […]
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Lysistrata
Lysistrata by Aristophanes Fiction (Greek classic) from reading group member Women & war
A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin Fiction suggested by Shirley from Amazon – A posthumous collection of the best work of the legendary short-story writer. With the grit of Raymond Carver, the humor of Grace Paley, and a blend of wit and melancholy all her own, Berlin crafts miracles from the […]
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The Martian
The Martian by Andy Weir Fiction suggested by Sharon Not sure this is appropriate for the group, but I found it a fun read. It’s like listening to 360 pages of “Car Talk” on NPR — only on Mars 🙂
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb Non-Fiction suggested by Barbara Memoir of a psychotherapist and national advice columnist, about some of her patients and herself, a portrait of discovering what it means to be human. from Amazon — One day, Lori Gottlieb is a […]
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Memoirs of A Geisha
Memoirs of A Geisha by Arthur Golden Fiction from Verna True confessions of one of Japan’s most celebrated geisha.