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31 Jan

One of Stuart’s bookshelves!

People always ask for a list of recent books I’ve read, so I compiled a short list of some of my faves.

I love historical fiction…you may catch onto that!

BEFORE WE WERE YOURS – LISA WINGATE

BENEATH A SCARLET SKY – MARK SULLIVAN

THE NIGHTINGALE – KRISTIN HANNAH

LILAC GIRLS – MARTHA HALL KELLY

THE KITCHEN HOUSE – KATHLEEN GRISSOM

GLORY OVER EVERYTHING – KATHLEEN GRISSOM

BEHOLD THE DREAMERS – IMBOLO MBUE

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE – ELIZABETH STROUT

MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON – ELIZABETH STROUT

OLIVE KITTERIDGE –  ELIZABETH STROUT

DARING TO HOPE – KATIE DAVIS MAJORS

GOLIATH MUST FALL – LOUIE GIGLIO

LION – SAROO BRIERLEY

AMERICA’S FIRST DAUGHTER – STEPHANIE DRAY AND LAURA KAMOIE

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW – AMOR TOWLES

GODS AND KINGS SERIES – LYNN AUSTIN

THE WOMEN IN THE CASTLE – JESSICA SHATTUCK

SING, UNBURIED, SING – JESMYN WARD

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD – COLSON WHITEHEAD

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (youth book – Newberry winner) – JACQUELINE WOODSON

THE BRONZE HORSEMAN SERIES – PAULLINA SIMONS

THROUGH THE EYES OF A LION – LEVI LUSKO

FOR THE LOVE – JEN HATMAKER (don’t agree with her theology, but she is stinkin funny – sometimes I need to laugh)

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE – ANTHONY DOERR

THE LIGHT BETWEEN THE OCEANS – M.L. STEDMAN

A LONG WALK TO WATER – LINDA SUE PARK

THE CENTURY TRILOGY – KEN FOLLETT

THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE – AUDREY NIFFENEGGER

ATLAS GIRL – EMILY T. WIERENGA

A LITTLE SALTY TO CUT THE SWEET – SOPHIE HUDSON

ORPHAN TRAIN – CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE

THE ORPHANS TALE – PAM JENOFF

AND TWO MILLION BOOKS ON GRIEF!!!!

Do you have any I should read???

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  1. Hollie says

    January 31, 2018 at 9:54 pm

    We Were The Lucky Ones ( Georgia Hunter )
    Just finished it. Very good

    Thanks for sharing your faves!!
    Love you

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