As has been my practice for the past seven years, I am recommending books I enjoyed reading this past summer:
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. A Swedish elder attempts to commit suicide. Hilarious and heartwarming.
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt. An offbeat account of two hired guns in the wild wild West.
The Black Count by Tom Reiss. Fascinating historical fiction about the Count of Monte Cristo.
Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart. A mystery based on the first female detective in U.S.
A People's History of Sports in the United States by Dave Zirin. This is a history not only of sports, but also of social movements impacting sports.
Between the Assassinations by Aravind Adiga. A series of sketches of intriguing characters set in India.
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Displaying 5 of 8 Comments [ View all ]Mamaroneck Child Development Center
Mamaroneck, New York, United States
Just finished Three Cups of Tea. Published about 10 years ago, it is the story of a mountain climber who started schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan because he realized that educating children, especially girls, was the best way to fight terrorism
Prince George, BC, Canada
The Girl on The Train
Garrison Forest School
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry" is by the author of "A Man Called Ove." It's another great one! I also loved "The Japanese Lover" by Isabelle Allendde.
United States
The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay is the story of a family that enters the world of vaudeville to pay the rent.
St. Paul's Lutheran Child Center
Winneconne, Wi, United States
What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman is a book about a young women whose parents didn't like the choices she was making and had her instatutionalized.
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