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do you decide what to read next? Do you scour book reviews,
or do you ask trusted friends for recommendations? If you're in
a reading group, you probably do a little of both. Allow us to
make a few suggestions. Below you'll find a number of outstanding
novels, books that will appeal to every taste, books with emotional
depth, books that exercise the intellect, and books that are sure
to spark some lively discussions.
March 2008
Nonfiction
John Adams
by David McCullough
Historian McCullough puts his unparalleled storytelling skills to work in this preeminent biography of the second president of the United States. In bringing to life a seminal period in U.S. history that involved such key figures as Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, McCullough defines John Adams the man: his irascible nature and his integrity, his antithetical stance toward Jefferson, and his strong connection to his wife, Abigail, herself a notable figure.
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Fiction
Peace Like a River
by Leif Enger
Published to acclaim in 2001, Peace Like a River is told from the point of view of an asthmatic 11-year-old narrator, Reuben Land. The novel, set in the Midwest in the early 1960s, traces Reuben and his family as they search for Davy, Reuben's outlaw older brother. Along the way, Reuben's precocious younger sister, Swede, composes rhymes, and his father, a school janitor, displays a capacity for performing miracles. A touching, plainspoken novel, Enger's work has been compared to that of Kent Haruf and Cormac McCarthy.
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Fiction
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
by Geraldine Brooks
Year of Wonders, which was Geraldine Brooks' debut novel, is both thoroughly researched and utterly human. Inspired by the actual history of the English village of Eyam and its battle with the bubonic plague, the novel is set in 1666 and narrated by the young widow Anna Frith. When the plague arrives in the village, we watch, through the eyes of Anna, as the disease spurs despair, violence, and the dissolution of faith and trust. Remaining resilient in the face of this tragedy, Anna emerges as an inspiring heroine and healer.
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Young Adult
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
by C.S. Lewis
With a movie adaptation due in theaters later this year, now is the ideal time to read and discuss Prince Caspian. The second of the Chronicles of Narnia to be published, it is chronologically fourth in C.S.Lewis' timeless series. When Lucy, Peter, Susan, and Edmund return to Narnia, it is ruled by the ruthless King Miraz, and its inhabitants no longer believe in magic or talking animals. It is up to Prince Caspian, nephew of Miraz, and the four children to unite the Old Narnians and restore peace and a rightful ruler.
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