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!