Reported by Rita
Four
seasons in Rome: on Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of
the World by Anthony Doerr
Documents the award-winning writer's experiences of living,
working, and raising twin sons in Rome during the year following his receipt of
a prestigious Rome Prize stipend, a period during which he attended the vigil
of the dying John Paul II, brought his children on a snowy visit to the
Pantheon and befriended numerous locals.
Beautifully
written. It was delightful. - DC 5 stars
A
Sometimes Paradise: Reflections on Life in a Wyoming Ranch Family by Mark E. Miller
A moving personal journey into the rugged beauty and
hardscrabble challenges of Wyoming ranch life that shaped Mark Miller as a boy
and then as a young man.
This book
was sweet and very descriptive. Loved it!
- CD 5 stars
The
Greatest Generation by Tom
Brokaw
Presents personal narratives from the generation of Americans
who were born in the 1920s, came of age during the Depression, fought in World
War II, and came home to build a new America during the postwar era.
It was
very enlightening but not as enjoyable as Boom!: Talking About the Sixties:
What Happened, How It Shaped Today, Lessons for Tomorrow - NH
3 stars
Other
Books Mentioned
The Women by
Kristin Hannah
The
Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
At the
Coalface: The Memoir of a Pit Nurse by Joan Hart
Troy: the
Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry
Boom!:
Talking About the Sixties: What Happened, How It Shaped Today, Lessons for
Tomorrow by Tom Brokaw
Crying in
H Mart: a Memoir by Michelle Zauner
Saints
and Villains: a Novel by Denise Giardina
Small
Things Like These by Claire Keegan
A Woman
Among Wolves: My Journey Through Forty Years of Wolf Recovery by Diane
K. Boyd
Chicken
Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Dog by Amy
Newmark
From
Everlasting to Everlasting by Sophie Freeman
The Enemy
Inside: a Paul Madriani Novel
by
Steve Martini
The Third
Girl by Nell Goddin
The Last Good
Day of the Year by Jessica Warman
New Books
Blood
Ties: a Novel by Jo Nesbø
Everything
Must Go: the Stories We Tell About the End of the World by
Dorian Lynskey
Black
Woods, Blue Sky: a Novel by Eowyn Ivey
An
African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence by
Zeinab Badawi
Why
Dinosaurs Matter by Kenneth Lacovara
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