About
a Boy -
Nick Hornby
Thirtysomething self-absorbed Will is consumed with his own coolness until
preteen Marcus enters the story.
Bee
Season -
Myla Goldberg
The coming of age of 9-year old Eliza Naumann within the unraveling fabric
of her family.
Bonfire
of the Vanities -
Tom Wolfe
1980s New York – an ironic, ridiculous, thoroughly entertaining novel.
Brokeback
Mountain -
Annie Proulx
A doomed, impossible romance with a punch.
Charlotte
Gray -
Sebastian Fulks
Adventure, romance, and intrigue in WWII Europe.
Cider
House Rules -
John Irving
Meet Dr. Wilbur Larch and Homer Wells, two of the original characters woven
into a masterful story of complex issues.
Cold
Mountain -
Charles Frazier
The reconvergence of the lives of wounded Confederate soldier Inman, his sweetheart
Ada, and the young drifter Ruby.
Deep
End of the Ocean -
Jacqueline Mitchard
The horror of losing a child and its enduring impact on family.
Devil
in a Blue Dress - Walter Mosley
An inherently decent man in the violent world of South Central L.A.
Doctor
Zhivago -
Boris Pasternak
Human drama of love and politics. Note: Russia denied its publication and
renounced the author’s 1958 Nobel Prize.
English
Patient -
Machael Ontaatje
A lyrical, disturbing novel set in a desolate Italian villa during the final
days of WWII.
Hours
- Michael
Cunningham
Characters drawn inventively from the life and work of Virginia Woolf.
House
of Sand and Fog - Andre Dubus III
What starts out as a legal tussle escalates to a dire personal confrontation.
Kite
Runner -
Khaled Hosseini
The struggles and triumphs of privileged Amir and the servant’s son
Hassan against the political turmoil of Afghanistan.
Namesake
- Jhumpa
Lahiri
Amidst a clash of cultures, Gogol Ganguli awkwardly navigates his life.
No
Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy
A mesmerizing modern day Western and man-on-the-run tale.
Other
Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory
The dalliances of court amidst religious and political upheaval sure to please
fans of historical fiction.
Out
of Africa -
Isak Dinesen
Passion in a vast land with strange and wonderful populations.
Possession
- A.S.
Byatt
A mystery and dual love story where clues lurk in libraries, old letters and
dusty journals.
Smilla's
Sense of Snow -
Peter Hoeg
The heroine of this absorbing mystery (set in an Eskimo/Greenlander Danish
community) is by turns caring, impulsive, and rebellious.
Sophie's
Choice -
William Styron
An extraordinary layered tale of horror and heartbreak.
Talented
Mr. Ripley -
Patricia Highsmith
Enter the mind of a sociopath and view the world through his disturbingly
amoral eyes in this gripping chase narrative.
Where
the Heart Is -
Billie Letts
The transformative power of love for homeless unwed teen mother Novalee Nation.
Contact
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Updated:
August 11, 2008
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