Books to Consider – February 2008

Ann Patchett: Truth and Beauty – Nonfiction about friendship of two writers.

Doris Lessing – Early work

Liam Callanan – novelist suggested by Maryellen

Edith Wharton bio – suggested by Barbara

Gertrude Bell: The Desert and the Sown – Travel writings of a “female Lawrence of Arabia”

Lampedusa: The Leopard – An Italian novel about the dying Sicilian aristocracy and the rise of democracy

Yourcenar: Memoirs of Hadrian – A novel about the meaning of history and ancient Rome

Anne Enright: The Gathering

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Books to Consider – January 2008

1. Ann Patchett – Truth and Beauty – Nonfiction about friendship of two writers.
2. Marisha Pessi – Special Topics in Calamity Physics – Novel about travels with literary allusions and clever writing.
3. Sarah Waters – The Night Watch – Novel told backwards 1947-1941 covering WW II in Britain
4. Doris Lessing – Early work
5. Liam Callanan – novelist suggested by Maryellen
6. Edith Wharton bio – suggested by Barbara
7. Gertrude Bell – The Desert and the Sown – Travel writings of a “female Lawrence of Arabia”
8. Rubenstein – Stalin’s Children (I’m unable to find it on Amazon) – nonfiction / history

We’re thinking of selecting from among the above list. If you have any thoughts or suggestions, please comment!

Yes, No, Maybe?

We have the darnedest time selecting book club books. On the list of possibilities are:

• The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
• The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
• House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende