Favorite Summer Reads
DanaPrecious This is a list of my favorite books to read at the beach, while I'm traveling or just relaxing in the summertime. Any of these would also make a great gift for Mom!
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Fannie Flagg“ It's number one on my list because the story has stayed with me for years.
I love the characters and the south. Completely wonderful and great for mom. „ - 2
Murder on Astor Place
Victoria Thompson“ The Gaslight series is set in NYC around the turn of the century. Engrossing mysteries
mixed with amazing history. The lead character is a woman born into luxury and now,
against all odds is practicing as a midwife „ - 3
The Honk and Holler opening soon
Billie Letts“ A great story set in a diner. All interesting characters and relationships. „ - 4
power of the dog
Thomas Savage“ First published in the '60s I found this one by chance. Truly one of my all time favorites.
Its set in the West around 1930. Again amazing relationships of mothers and their sons
topped with one of the best endings I've ever experienced. „ - 5
Richard Russo“ This one is about the complications of family and the difficulty of growing up. Again, its set in a diner ( i must have a thing for diners). And again the ending will be unexpected. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Need I say more? „ - 6
Skinny Dip
Carl Hiaasen“ Carl's written a bunch of books and I love them all. Set in Florida these kind of whacky mysteries are mixed with the oddest of people you'd ever come across in a bar on the beach that's playing Margarita Ville nonstop. „ - 7
Sara Gruen“ I know there's been lots of movie hype but its for a reason. This book about an 'almost veterinarian' traveling with a circus in the mid nineteenth century is astounding. The end made me cheer and tear up. Astounding. „ - 8
What I Did for Love
Susan Elizabeth Phillips“ Ok, total guilty pleasure. Susan's reads are full of fun. Despite the title its cool for mom. Lots of Hollywood and relationships and happy endings. „ - 9 Yann Martel“ I was enraptured by this book. It's kind of odd and twisty turny. And I seriously thought it was true that this tiger was in a boat with this guy. The way its written is so beautiful. And I'm so cheering for the tiger its ridiculous. An amazing read but not terribly light. „
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Born Under a Lucky Moon
Dana Precious“ You'll laugh. You'll cheer. You'll cry. You'll wonder why the main character, Jeannie, is such a damn doofus she can't figure out that family is the most important thing in the world. Mostly set in Michigan Jeannie struggles to understand why, if her family has the best of intentions, everything goes so comedically wrong. „
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Favorite Summer Reads at 6/24/2011 9:01 AM
Favorite Summer Reads at 5/04/2011 4:22 PM