Barron Park Reading Group

Talk to the Hand by Lynn Truss Non-fiction from Verna Demise of decent manners, rise of rudeness

Tulipomania by Mike Dash Non-fiction suggested by Romy 1630’s Netherlands speculation on tulip bulbs runs rampant until single flowers were being sold for more than the cost of a house.

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener Non-Fiction suggested by Barbara In her mid-twenties, Anna works at a big-data startup in the early Silicon Valley bubble: a world of surreal extravagance, dubious success, and entrepreneurs hell-bent on domination, glory, and progress. From Amazon – In her mid-twenties, at the height of tech industry idealism, Anna […]

Unsheltered: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver Fiction suggested by Shirley Two families, now and in the 1870s, living in the same structurally unsound brick house and facing the challenges of a changing society. Per Amazon, from the back cover – How could two hardworking people do everything right in life, a woman asks, and end […]

The Vanishing Half: A Novel by Brit Bennett Fiction suggested by Lynnie About twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white. from Amazon – The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community […]

Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement by John Lewis Non-Fiction suggested by Ruthann info from Amazon – One of our most important records of the American Civil Rights Movement. Told by John Lewis, this is a gripping first-hand account of the fight for civil rights and the courage it takes to change […]

West with the Night by Beryl Markham Non-fiction from Patti Female friend of Isak Dinesen. Autobiography. Africa

Winds of War by Herman Wouk Fiction from Verna Pre WWII Historical novel. Film series also available

Wine of Solitude by Irene Nemerovsky Fiction from Janet Follows the Karol family through the Great War and the Russian Revolution, as the young Hélène grows from a dreamy, unhappy child into a strong willed young woman.

Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong (aka Lu Jiamin) Fiction from Terry Historical Fiction. Life in northern China.